The path to becoming a football legend began with being ousted from Carrington by Manchester United.

Facing a 1-2 deficit, Wenger cannot simply surrender at home; otherwise, morale will collapse and the team will be difficult to manage.

What if another key player feels the team lacks fighting spirit and leaves? Wouldn't you be angry? Wouldn't you feel embarrassed? Wouldn't you be furious?

With his extensive coaching experience, Wenger knew that the key to solving the problem lay in controlling the midfield.

Before the arrival of the manager, Arsenal was the representative of the traditional English style of play in the Premier League.

During the George Graham era, Arsenal's defense was built around five veteran players, emphasizing a tenacious defense and the ultimate 1-0 mentality, with their attacks consisting entirely of simple long balls and crosses.

Arsène Wenger has now been managing Arsenal for over 15 years, leaving his own mark on the team and successfully transforming it into a technically-minded team characterized by skill, ball control, and short passing combinations.

The players are used to creating attacking opportunities through midfield passing; if the midfield can't hold the ball, trying to equalize is nothing short of wishful thinking.

Therefore, Wenger substituted Benayoun, who had not made much of an impact, with Welshman Ramsey in the 68th minute to further strengthen the midfield.

Upon seeing the substitution, Manchester City manager Pellegrini immediately called Yaya Toure to the sidelines and whispered a few words in his ear.

Soon, Wenger noticed a slight change in the situation on the field.

Manchester City surprisingly gave up on competing with Arsenal in midfield, with all players dropping back except for Lin Yi, Aguero, and Milner who remained in the attacking third.

Arsenal's long-desired control of the midfield was inexplicably handed over to Manchester City.

Wenger could roughly guess Pellegrini's intentions: to lure Arsenal's formation forward by feigning weakness, and then look for opportunities to launch counter-attacks.

To put it bluntly, the Chileans were convinced that if Manchester City did this, they would be able to find an opportunity before Arsenal.

Is your Van Persie trying to equalize and save the day? Watch out, my Lin Yi will strike first and seal the victory.

This is a blatant, calculated move. As the losing side, Arsenal must press forward and attack unless they give up on their own initiative.

Wenger could only place all his hopes on the players on the field. He stood on the sidelines with a furrowed brow and his face showed obvious anxiety and worry.

On the contrary, Pellegrini sat in his seat with a smile on his face, looking calm and relaxed.

The starkly different states of the two head coaches became the most accurate reflection of the course of the game that followed.

Arsenal, having gained possession, engaged in continuous ground passing around Manchester City, but failed to find an opportunity to deliver the decisive blow.

This situation lasted for more than ten minutes, and Van Persie began to get impatient. Seeing that his team was unable to break the deadlock, he simply pulled out of the penalty area to ask for the ball.

Upon receiving the pass, the Dutchman immediately attempted a long-range shot.

Unfortunately, after the two sides switched sides in the second half, there was no sunshine to help interfere with Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Joe Hart, who had positioned himself well in advance, easily caught Van Persie's shot and then immediately threw the ball to Toure on the edge of the penalty area.

Van Persie, unwilling to give up, came up to press Touré, who was holding the ball with his back to goal, but his move was too rash. Touré easily cut inside and turned around gracefully.

After successfully getting past Van Persie, Toure slowed down and looked up to observe his teammates' positions.

Arsenal players interpreted this as Toure letting his guard down, and two players immediately began pressing him from high up the pitch.

But all of this was just a deliberate illusion created by the Ivorian. He suddenly started moving, passing between the two men, and strode forward with the ball.

Wenger's heart was in his throat; this was the situation he feared most.

At this moment, there was a large open area in front of Toure, and no one could interfere with his progress for the time being.

Arsenal's defenders who stayed in the backfield unanimously agreed that Toure would bring the ball forward first before making any further moves, giving his teammates some time to make runs.

So they quickly split up and took action, with some taking charge of grabbing the guns and others keeping watch on the people.

Center-back Koscielny trailed at the back, loudly reminding his teammates of their positioning, ready to create an offside trap at any moment.

Just as they were busy with their own tasks, Toure suddenly stopped and launched a long pass.

The timing of this pass was much earlier than the opponent anticipated, considering that Toure hadn't even crossed the halfway line yet.

The reason for this choice was that Touré felt that since there was a weirdo in our family who could run faster and fly higher than others, and everyone was looking at the comics he drew and singing the songs he wrote.

Then you should listen to your mother, pass the ball quickly, and don't let him get hurt.

After Toure's long pass successfully flew over Arsenal's entire defense, it was time to test our speed.

It was almost a foregone conclusion that Lin Yi would be at the forefront, leaving Koscielny and Vermaelen far behind.

With no one interfering, Lin Yi stopped Toure's pass with his chest, and before the ball hit the ground, he volleyed it with his left foot.

Lin Yi's final contact with the ball was with the outside of his left foot. The ball he struck was not only fast and powerful, but also had a strong external spin, easily bypassing Szczesny and flying into the top corner of the goal.

3-1! Manchester City have indeed taken the lead and extended their advantage.

All three goals came from Lin Yi. Following his hat-trick against Tottenham in the 22nd round, Lin Yi once again scored a hat-trick against Arsenal.

Lin Yi truly treated the two unfortunate brothers in North London equally.

The final score of the match was 3-1, with Lin Yi successfully helping his team secure the victory and leaving their city rivals Manchester United and competitor Robin van Persie deeply disappointed.

Lin Yi outmaneuvered Robin van Persie at the Emirates Stadium, successfully overtaking his opponent to reclaim the top spot on the scoring charts. This made van Persie a hot commodity among reporters after the match, who worked together to corner him in the mixed zone and rub salt into his wounds.

"Robin, this loss likely means you'll miss out on the PFA Player of the Year award. Do you think 18-year-old Lin is better than you? Is he the most talented player you've ever seen?"

Known for his aloofness and independent spirit, Robin van Persie was not good at dealing with the media. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer truthfully according to his heart: "Perhaps I am not a genius compared to others, but I firmly believe that I have talent, and I am willing to give everything to realize it."

"How likely do you think you are to win the Premier League Golden Boot? Do you think you still have a chance to surpass Lingard?"

"The season isn't over yet, it's far from time to draw conclusions."

A journalist from the Netherlands, fearing that continuing the questioning would break Robin van Persie's spirits, decided to do something for his country in preparation for this summer's European Championship.

"Robin, as captain, you have successfully led Arsenal to qualify for the Champions League next season. Whether or not you win the Player of the Year award or the Golden Boot, it doesn't change the fact that this has been a successful season for you."

Van Persie blurted out: "No, fighting for Champions League qualification is not my goal!"

This immediately alerted the reporters, who asked, "Robin, you have one year left on your contract. Can you tell us how the renewal negotiations are going?"

After a moment of silence, Van Persie said, "I don't know."

That evening, Wenger saw various interpretations from different media outlets regarding Van Persie's future, with a wide range of opinions and viewpoints.

The refined professor was filled with regret at that moment. He regretted that he should have maintained his composure at the end of the match and taken the initiative to shake hands with Pellegrini and offer his blessings.

He should have found a shotgun, loaded it with bullets, and blasted Pellegrini and Lin Yi to pieces.