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

Referee Webb completely ignored Joe Hart's appeals. He pointed firmly to the penalty spot, fumbled around for a moment, pulled out a red card, raised his right arm, and showed it to Joe Hart.

"I saw it, your hand touched him." Only then did Weber offer a brief explanation to Joe Hart.

"Are you crazy? Didn't you see how obviously you faked the fall?" Joe Hart's pretty face turned red, her eyes were bigger than duck eggs, and the veins on her neck were clearly visible.

Webber remained unmoved, waving both hands together to signal Joe Hart to step back.

Joe Hart refused to back down, instead chasing after the retreating Weber, vehemently defending his innocence.

An arm reached out and put its arm around Joe Hart, stopping his futile attempt.

The person who arrived was Lin Yi, who was wearing the captain's armband.

Webber, as if seeing a savior, hurriedly reminded him, "Lin, fulfill your duties as captain, let Joe calm down, and send him off the court while you're at it. Don't make things difficult for me."

With tears welling in his eyes, Joe Hart buried his head in Lin Yi's shoulder and choked out, "I didn't touch him, I really didn't!"

"I don't want to leave, Lin. Mario is my brother too, and I want to do something for him!"

"You're the captain, go tell the referee I didn't touch him. I swear, I would never lie to you, Lin!"

Lin cupped Joe Hart's head in his hands, making him look him in the eye, and said seriously, word by word, "Listen, Joe, it doesn't really matter whether you're here or not. Our goal is to crush Manchester United. You're just a goalkeeper, you can't help much. Go down and watch our show."

Joe Hart froze, then asked incredulously, "Am I that unimportant to you?"

"What I mean is, we can beat Manchester United without you."

"No, what I meant was that we're enough to beat Manchester United, it doesn't matter whether you're here or not."

"No, no, what I really mean is, even if Manchester United had one player, they couldn't stop us from winning."

Joe Hart was no longer as agitated as before, and he successfully held back the tears in his eyes.

However, he was now deeply self-doubting, his gaze vacant, muttering to himself, "Isn't this just a case of not needing my help? I feel like a clown."

Lin Yi gently patted Joe Hart on the cheek and rubbed his head, saying, "I'm not kidding anymore. Don't worry, I believe you. It was a misjudgment, but it's okay. You're our brother too. We'll do whatever we do for Mario for you, and we'll kill Manchester United for you. You have to believe me too, Joe!"

Joe Hart's eyes finally lit up. He punched Lin Yi in the chest and said viciously, "You said it yourself! If we don't take down Manchester United, see how Mario and I deal with you, you little rookie!"

"Go ahead and relax, Manchester United is doomed. Even Jesus couldn't stop them, I'm telling you!"

As Joe Hart resolved his inner conflict and left the field accompanied by Lin Yi, Mancini quickly made adjustments, bringing on substitute goalkeeper Pantilimon, who hadn't had time to warm up, to replace Milner, who had finally earned a starting opportunity.

Rooney took the penalty he had won himself, easily converting it against a completely unprepared Pantilimon to pull one back for Manchester United.

A frustrated Milner witnessed Rooney's goal alongside Joe Hart in the locker room. Milner, who had a good relationship with Hart, immediately launched into a tirade: "You idiot! You were playing perfectly fine and had to foul, getting yourself substituted and forcing me to be taken off too. Now you've let them score! What were you thinking?!"

Joe Hart jumped up, his neck stiff, and roared, "I fucking didn't touch him! Lin believes me! What makes you think you can doubt me?!"

"Then why did the referee believe that bastard who flopped but not you? It's because you're stupid!"

Knowing he probably couldn't beat the muscular Milner in a fight, Joe Hart channeled his anger into a desperate plea, roaring in the locker room, "Lin! Go for it! Kill Manchester United for me!"

Since Nasri's arrival this season, Milner, who has been consistently underutilized, channeled his frustration into a roar: "Come on, Ling! Kill Manchester United!"

Standing in the center circle waiting for the kickoff, Lin Yi seemed to sense something. He subconsciously looked up at the players' tunnel, where Joe Hart and Milner returned to the locker room. However, Lin Yi could not see their departing figures, only a deep darkness.

Although Lin Yi seemed very relaxed when teasing Joe Hart, the smiling young man always felt a fire burning in his chest.

Lin casually flicked the ball to David Silva beside him, then ignored everything and sprinted towards Manchester United's goal with his mouth open and head tilted back. Only by running at high speed and letting the cold wind rush into his chest could he suppress the fire in his heart.

Lin Yi's sudden action left the Manchester United players completely baffled, all thinking that Manchester City had devised some strange kickoff tactic.

Park Ji-sung and Fletcher dared not be careless and ran alongside Lin Yi, while the others stood ready to see what Manchester City was up to.

In fact, David Silva had no idea what Lin Yi was doing. The first half was about to end, and Manchester City had a one-goal lead in the score, but they were down to one man.

For whatever reason, Manchester City should take the initiative to control the pace of the game and prevent the opponent from gaining momentum and launching a counterattack.

Almost instinctively, Silva received the ball and passed it to Yaya Touré behind him, intending for the opponent to continue passing it back, hoping to slow down the game by circulating the ball in his own half.

For some reason, Silva felt as if something had ignited within him, and an irrepressible impulse gradually took over his mind.

Contrary to his usual behavior, Silva did not retreat to support his teammates, but instead, like Lin Yi, suddenly accelerated forward.

Yaya Touré didn't know if the two men had collectively gone mad or were plotting something, but he saw that both of the opposing defensive midfielders had followed Lin Yi back, leaving Silva with a vacuum area to receive the ball.

This area looked so comfortable that Toure couldn't control himself and sent a lob pass to David Silva.

It wasn't until Silva stopped the ball in an unmarked area without any pressure that the Manchester United players woke up from their daze, with Park Ji-sung, who is good at running, quickly turning around and lunging at Silva who had the ball.

Silva stared intently at the direction Lin Yi was running, while Fletcher and Ferdinand simultaneously chose to flank Lin Yi, who was running forward without looking back.

Park Ji-sung also subconsciously moved in that direction, trying to block Silva's passing lane.

If the ball isn't passed soon, Lin Yi will fall into the offside trap with his speed.

Silva made a decisive move, pushing the ball with his right foot. Just before making contact, he subtly flicked his ankle, delivering a through ball that pierced Manchester United's defense.

However, Silva's target was not Lin Yi. It was a no-look pass. His real target was Aguero, who was silently sneaking in from another direction.

Ferguson jumped up from his seat with a bang, and the Manchester United players were also shocked, rushing towards Aguero who had entered the danger zone.

Facing Vidic's sliding tackle head-on and Manchester United players rushing in from all sides, Aguero gently flicked the ball with his left foot, and the ball slowly flew out of the encirclement.

"If you can't get in, then die!" Ah Kun shouted.