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

The first to speak out was Roy Keane, the former captain of Manchester United who, after retiring, managed Championship team Ipswich Town but was dismissed due to poor performance and is currently unemployed.

He gave an interview to the BBC at home: "Phil was great. He is worthy of the Manchester United blood flowing in his veins. For someone as arrogant as Lin Yi, that beautiful tackle was the best way to shut him up."

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has once again stepped forward, reiterating his previous point that Lin Yi should be glad he missed the era of playing alongside him, otherwise his ankle injury would have been far more than just a sprain.

Everton manager David Moyes has formally appealed to the Football Association on behalf of the club, demanding the cancellation of Phil Neville's additional suspension.

The reason given was that Lin Yi repeatedly used insulting language against him during the match, which was the main factor that caused Phil Neville to lose control of his emotions.

Seeing so many people supporting him, especially the statements from several Manchester United legends, Phil Neville was moved to tears. He said, "My dear Manchester United may not have thought much of me, but they haven't forgotten me." He then made a strong statement to the media that he would never apologize to Lin Yi.

Paul McGuinness, the former Manchester United youth academy director who had been waiting for this day for far too long and was dismissed by Sir Alex Ferguson in a fit of anger, felt that the long-gloomy sky had finally cleared up.

Thanks to Lin Yi's outstanding performance in the league and the Champions League, he sent out countless resumes but still couldn't find a new team.

Sensing the shift in public opinion, McGuinness, who was about to run out of money and starve, decided to take a gamble.

He used his previous connections to get in touch with Jamie Jackson, a well-known journalist at The Guardian.

Jackson has been a Manchester United correspondent for nearly a decade and is a well-known Manchester United fan throughout England. He is also the host of The Guardian's "Talk of the Devils" podcast.

After a brief discussion, the two hit it off immediately, and McGuinness became the special guest for the latest episode.

With a notebook he had carefully prepared over this period of time, McGuinness listed Lin Yi's "seven deadly sins" on the show.

"Besides his outstanding speed and decent shooting technique, Lin Yi has no other notable weapons. His dribbling and passing are terrible, and as a center forward, he's not good at heading. I really don't know what Mancini was thinking to start someone like that in Manchester City."

"Lin Yi played in Manchester United's youth academy, and I know him very well. He is definitely a ticking time bomb in the dressing room. I have reason to suspect that it was his instigation that led to the violent incident between Balotelli and Kompany."

"After six rounds of the league, apart from one unintentional assist, Lin Yi never passes the ball to his partner Aguero. What is such a person if not a cancer? Not to mention the rumors that he forced out the meritorious player Tevez."

"Lin Yi is arrogant and disrespectful to his seniors. Some people may say that he is only targeting Manchester United, but I want to say that I do not believe that Mancini, as the head coach, did not ask Lin Yi to improve his relationship with Aguero, nor did he ask him to cooperate with Aguero in the game. As we all saw, Lin Yi completely disobeyed orders."

"Lin Yi has a negative professional attitude. He rarely participates in defense. Regardless of whether the team needs him, he always stays in the front field alone when defending. He takes wild shots as soon as he gets the ball, doing whatever he wants without considering the consequences."

"I suspect that Lin Yi joined Manchester City just to attract attention by leveraging the city rivals' reputation; he doesn't genuinely love the team."

"Most importantly, the reason I refused to renew Lin Yi's contract was because I thought his physical strength was not enough to cope with the intense Premier League matches. Now everyone has seen that Lin Yi will miss at least two weeks of matches due to injury at the very beginning of the season. Believe me, this is just the beginning. He will become injury-prone sooner or later."

In fact, Manchester City's loss to Bayern Munich had little to do with Lin Yi. The one who should be blamed is definitely not Lin Yi, who was absent due to injury.

Furthermore, given that McGuinness's feud with Lin Yi is well-known, his remarks contained a great deal of malicious speculation, lacked sufficient factual basis, and ignored a series of facts such as Lin Yi's current goal tally already reaching double digits and Phil Neville's malicious foul prior to the incident.

Therefore, his remarks smearing Lin Yi did not garner widespread approval.

As the saying goes, there's always a way out, and fate gave McGuinness a turning point.

Lin Yi was injured in the sixth round of the league match against Everton, and in the following seventh and eighth rounds, Manchester City, without Lin Yi, unexpectedly won two big victories.

They first won 4-0 away against Blackburn, and then handed Aston Villa their first defeat of the season with a 4-1 home win.

Aguero delivered an outstanding performance, scoring his first hat-trick since joining Manchester City.

Taking advantage of Manchester United's draw against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby, Manchester City, with 7 wins and 1 draw, accumulating 22 points, surpassed Manchester United by 2 points and jumped to the top of the standings.

McGuinness and Jamie Jackson were struggling with the poor quality of their show, and this seemed like a lifeline for them.

The two spent a lot of time and energy compiling videos of Lin Yi's goals, and even invited another teammate, Phil Neville, who was suspended at home, to appear on the new episode.

The three of them had discussed beforehand that they would no longer talk about Manchester City's Champions League loss, but instead would change the subject and start discussing Lin Yi's role in the team.

Using edited footage of the goals, McGuinness analyzed on camera: "Lin Yi seems to score a lot of goals, but in reality, it's all thanks to two things."

"First, Manchester City is a strong team overall. Apart from the two direct free kicks that were somewhat convincing, Lin Yi's goals were all thanks to his teammates' assists. The last two league matches have fully demonstrated this. If Aguero were in the same position, he would do just as well."

"Secondly, Manchester City hasn't encountered any tough opponents since the start of the season. Apart from Tottenham, who are slightly stronger, the rest of their goals have been scored against mid-to-lower table teams to pad their stats. And the Community Shield is, as everyone knows, just an informal warm-up match. In the league, Lin Yi has never proven himself against traditional powerhouses like Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Arsenal."

Ultimately, the three concluded that Lin Yi was a problem teenager with obvious technical shortcomings, a lack of team spirit and professional attitude, and a constant stream of off-field news.

Since it makes no difference whether he's there or not, and Aguero is even more liberated when he's not around.

Then why rely on him?

Lin Yi is truly incapable of shouldering heavy responsibilities. Manchester City should have better options and abandon this ticking time bomb as soon as possible.

Faced with the fact that Manchester City has scored 8 goals and conceded only 1 in the last two rounds, some fans, media, and people in the football circle have begun to be swayed by McGuinness's remarks.

Lin Yi encountered a crisis of trust, and he accepted media interviews as a result.

Lin told reporters, "I don't care what Manchester United's players and their descendants say. In my eyes, they're like ignorant children. Who would blame a child who doesn't know any better?"

"Don't worry, everyone. The next round is the Manchester derby, which is when I'll be making my comeback."

"McGuinness, Neville, and what's with Keane and Cantona? Listen up, I won't hit you, but I'll settle the score with your own fathers!"

"Wait for me, Manchester United!"