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

With the speed inherited from the Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko, coupled with his impressive explosiveness and agility, Lin Yi always gets ahead of the pack. If the opposing defense doesn't have players known for their agility and speed, it's difficult to stop Lin Yi from making forward runs to receive the ball.

In response to this characteristic, Sir Alex Ferdinand specifically assigned Rio Ferdinand to closely mark Lin Yi in this match.

This England national team and Manchester United’s key center-back is 189cm tall, but he has a sprinting speed and explosiveness that does not match his appearance. In addition, his ballet and gymnastics training since childhood has given him excellent flexibility and balance.

This is completely different from the concept of his later successor, Maguire, who turned the aircraft carrier around.

Yaya Toure's pass was as precise as a scalpel. Ferdinand, with his outstanding anticipation, saw at a glance that he couldn't intercept it in advance. He turned around quickly and started chasing back as soon as Lin Yi started his run, with a time difference of less than a second.

Lin Yi didn't even need to use his eyes; he could tell from his body's senses that Ferdinand was very close. It's no exaggeration to say that Lin Yi could even feel the breath coming out of Ferdinand's nose.

David de Gea's ability to come out of his goal has always been a weakness that has been criticized. Fortunately, Ferdinand was able to effectively interfere with Lin Yi in this play. De Gea was not in a hurry. He took a step forward and stood steadily on the edge of the penalty area.

As Lin Yi stopped the ball with the instep of his left foot, he took the opportunity to observe the opposing goalkeeper's position.

It must be said that De Gea is indeed exceptional, being groomed by Manchester United as Van der Sar's successor.

His positioning ability was fully demonstrated in this defense; his small hop just now blocked most of Lin's shooting angle.

The near post of the goal looked impenetrable. If Lin Yi wanted to score, he would have to shoot into the far post under Ferdinand's close marking.

It's believed that the agile Ferdinand and the goalkeeper De Gea, with their solid goalkeeping skills, won't give Lin Yi such an opportunity.

Left with no other choice, Lin Yi didn't force a shot. Instead, he made a feint with his left foot and pulled the ball back.

Maneuvering in a small space is not something Lin Yi is good at. Although his spike and turn were not directly intercepted, he was completely unable to shake off Ferdinand. The opponent pushed off the ground with his right foot to control his body and immediately turned around to pounce on him, continuing to entangle Lin Yi in front of him.

To make matters worse, taking advantage of Lin Yi's pause, De Gea continued to move forward with small, quick steps, further blocking his shooting angles and making it extremely difficult for him to even force a shot.

"Oh dear! Ferdinand reacted too quickly; Lin Yi has no chance to shake him off."

"Hesitating for a moment, Lin Yi has put himself in a dead end."

"Ha, a guy like Lin Yi doesn't pass the ball. I can guess with my eyes closed that he'll force a shot and then be easily caught by Leo and David."

The different media outlets offered varying interpretations: some were worried for Lin Yi, some felt sorry for him, and of course, some were sarcastic and secretly pleased.

However, everyone seems to agree on one point: this excellent offensive opportunity will likely end in disappointment.

"Lin Yi swings his leg, ready to shoot!"

"That's too difficult; he couldn't possibly have scored against both Rio Ferdinand and David de Gea in a row."

"Such a good opportunity, yet it was ruined by Lin Yi's wasteful shot. Could he be a spy for Manchester United? Sir Alex Ferguson has played a long game!"

Lin Yi was trapped in Manchester United's penalty area by Ferdinand and De Gea, so he naturally couldn't hear the commentators' chatter.

His mind was completely blank; he couldn't even hear the boos and curses from the fans at Old Trafford.

Lin Yi heard only one voice: For Mario, I must win!

As Lin Yi's right leg swung down, just before it made contact with the soccer ball, his toes slightly turned inward and then subtly flicked outward, sending the ball sideways.

That wasn't a shot! It was a pass!

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Everyone was stunned—the commentators, the fans, the opponents, and even his Manchester City teammates. No one expected Lin Yi to deliver a cross from inside the penalty area.

Because there is only one possible receiving point on his passing route.

This man, wearing the number 16 jersey and standing at 173cm tall, is the son-in-law of football legend Maradona and is regarded by Argentine fans as the successor to the king.

This player just joined the team from Atletico Madrid this season and is Manchester City's biggest signing this summer.

This player has scored 9 league goals so far, surpassing Lin Yi who missed two games due to injury, making him Manchester City's top scorer.

This person was annoyed from the very beginning of the season because Lin Yi always seemed to steal his thunder, and this annoyance reached its peak after his idol became Lin Yi's girlfriend.

Whenever this person and Lin Yi meet, they always bicker. If you mock and ridicule me, I will suppress you with force.

In Lin Yi's words, this person is Lin Yi's obedient son, while in his own words, he is Lin Yi's father.

This person...

Sergio Aguero!

Rio Ferdinand's entire focus was on blocking Lin Yi's shot. He didn't expect Lin Yi to pass the ball to Aguero at this moment. Ferdinand did his best, even doing a split on the spot to intercept the pass.

Unfortunately, even with his gymnastics training and long legs, Ferdinand couldn't reach the ball; he couldn't stop Lin Yi's cross.

David de Gea was the same; he had only one thought in his mind: how to block Lin Yi's shot.

At that moment, even though De Gea was like a wild boar shot by a hunting rifle, desperately moving in another direction, he was too late. Aguero tapped the ball into the empty net from the middle.

The concise yet efficient teamwork began with Yaya Touré's sudden forward run and ended with Lin Yi and Aguero's goal-scoring connection.

0: 2!

As is customary, the home team is listed first, followed by the away team.

Manchester City are two goals ahead of Manchester United at Old Trafford!

Martin Tyler had never been to China and did not understand Chinese culture. He did not know what it meant to be so wise as to be almost supernatural, to observe the celestial phenomena at night, or to be able to predict events like a god.

But his tone, expression, and demeanor at this moment were very much like that of the novice Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who was dashing and triumphant after the two great fires at Bowangpo and Xinye caused Cao Cao's army to flee in disarray.

"How about it, Alan? Didn't I say that once these two connect, it will create a synergy greater than the sum of its parts? This time, Lin didn't just stumble upon it by accident, did he? This is definitely his initiative to help Aguero, right?"

His new partner, Alan Smith, remained silent.

Martin Tyler pressed his advantage, saying, "See that! Aguero went to hug Lin Yi, who gave him the assist. It's a pity there were no lip-reading experts on site. I'm really curious what they said."

Taylor was in the studio and couldn't hear the conversation between the two.

But Lin Yi, who was present at the scene, heard it clearly: Aguero hugged Lin Yi with a smug look on his face and said, "Little brat, you've finally bowed your head? Aren't Daddy's thighs thick?"

Lin Yi pushed him away with disgust, as if shooing away an annoying fly.

"Get lost, you big idiot, don't touch me! I'm doing this all for Mario!"