Mansour and Mubarak sat side by side in the VIP seat.

The unexpected success last season made Mansour very happy. Football is just a path for him, but it does not fail to play a big role. Now many people know that there are the UAE and Abu Dhabi. Football's media is indeed very effective, which is why he has increased his investment and established the Urban Football Group.

"How is Wen's contract handled?! I remember you said that he had only signed for three years!" Mansour suddenly remembered this when he saw Wen Sheng standing on the sidelines.

"It's still being discussed, it's an easy thing!" Mubarak smiled and explained to Mansour why Wensheng delayed his contract renewal.

The main reason for this is Wensheng. He does not want such things to interfere with his work, so he always proposes that he can only talk after the season is over.

So after the end of last season, Manchester City started contract negotiations between Wen Sheng and some core players of the team.

"Don't be stingy with salary, he deserves more salary!" Mansour reminded.

"That's natural. We hope to sign a long-term contract with him, but at present he doesn't seem to have such a plan. Zahavi said it's okay to extend the contract to 16 years! I offered a quotation of 24 million pounds for salary, and Zahavi was also extremely satisfied!" Mubarak said.

"Is this the maximum salary in England?!"

"It must be true. Mourinho should be lower than Daniel's new contract at Chelsea! The head coaches of other teams are even more unlikely to be higher than us!"

"That's good! This is the reward he deserves! And we can't be shabby than others!" More than 20 million pounds seemed worthless in Mansour's eyes, and he said it lightly.

"He is also the highest in the world?!"

"It should be!"

Mansour nodded with satisfaction, "We will never treat the heroes unfairly! Don't put too much pressure on Wen. He has a good start at Manchester City. I guess he should be a genius. If he is a Ferguson-like head coach, that's not bad!"

"No! Of course not!" Mubarak smiled, "We talked some time ago, and I have expressed my attitude! Daniel told me that the team will strive for three consecutive championships in the league and defend the Champions League! To be honest, I think it may not be so smooth!"

"oh?!"

"After all, if Cross and Aguero are gone, Suarez will not be able to play the game for a while, which should have an impact on the team! And other teams have invested a lot!"

"I heard that our net investment is negative this summer?!"

"How is it possible?! Of course, we did not spend much!"

"It seems that Daniel is still a financial expert!" Mansour smiled happily.

"That's not. His vision of people is still very accurate! It's good that the club can operate well. After all, UEFA is staring at us all day long!" Mubarak also laughed, but he also felt it everywhere. Who can't like the head coach who can save money and win the championship?!

......

In the stadium, Rodgers stood on the sidelines in a suit and tie.

In August, although the temperature in Manchester is over twenty degrees during the day, it is actually ten at night, and the temperature is only over ten.

Liverpool took the lead in kicking the ball amid the booing of the fans of the Etihad Stadium. Rodgers is now taking the technical route, which is clearly a matter of whether to compete with Manchester City for control.

The defeat of the Charity Shield, Rodgers attributed more to the team's impact on Suarez's transfer, and overall it was too sluggish.

So he still insists on his tactical experiments, and he is confident that he has seen Manchester City's weakness, "Their control is not as good as last season!"

The situation was a bit in line with Rodgers' expectations. Manchester City's control was indeed reduced. After intercepting the ball, the offense was faster and there was less control. Rodgers went the other way, slowly controlling it, and then let the wings explode.

Liverpool's right winger Sterling made Hills very embarrassed. After the opening, he successfully forced Hills to take two times, which brought a lot of confidence to Liverpool players.

"What a beautiful and extraordinary person. Unfortunately, Sterling was a little hesitant when he was on the last pass! Inexperienced!" Carragher has taken up his new position and is a Sky Sports Football Commentator.

As a Liverpool celebrity, Carragher has been resting for a year after retiring in 2013 and is now in a new position. The salary offered by Sky Sports is not low.

As Liverpool's deputy, Carragher naturally favors Liverpool in his commentary, but this bias is harmless.

When it comes to football commentary, it is not that easy. Not everyone can do it. Many retired players have to go through a long period of training to complete the transformation from a player to a commentator, and not everyone can succeed.

Sky Sports, Independent TV, BBC, Telecom Sports and other media TV invite retired players to join this job. First, the current interpretation requirements are very high, and you must have a certain ability to identify tactics. Retired players undoubtedly have more advantages, and second, it is a gimmick.

Before the game, the commentators interacted, and Carragher unswervingly said that Liverpool would get Manchester City, and even predicted a 2:0 score.

Seeing that Manchester City was passive and Liverpool played very well, he naturally criticized Wen Sheng again with his mouth.

"I can't figure out why they let Cross go! This is a mistake!"

Then just when he felt that Manchester City was below, Manchester City scored the goal, which was scored through a set piece.

In the eighth minute of the game, Liverpool's positional offense was intercepted by Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho, and Manchester City launched a counterattack. Chamberlain shot Ager and went out of the baseline, and Manchester City got a corner kick.

After Manchester City made a short corner kick, it delayed for a few seconds before passing the ball. At this time, the Liverpool player's defense in the penalty area was in chaos. The tall Van Dijk jumped up from the crowd, sprinted from the back point, and pushed the ball into the net.

They should have defended Van Dijk at this high point, but unfortunately they were picked and rolled by Manchester City players. Van Dijk swam to the back point and seized the opportunity to score.

This was a beautiful cooperation, and De Bruyne's pass was obviously heading for the back point.

Carragher was in the live broadcast room and Sonnes explained the goal and asked Carragher mischievously, "Jimmy, what do you think?!"

Another guest whom they partnered with Jamie Redknapp smiled bitterly: "Within opponents of Manchester City, Liverpool cannot make mistakes like this! Their mistakes in man-tapping are unforgivable!"

Rodgers was also fooled by Van Dijk's goal, which is really...

Everything is obviously fine, why is it like this?!
Chapter completed!