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

Manchester City's counter-attack resulted in a brief standoff with Manchester United on the edge of their penalty area.

Left-back Evra cleverly retreated to his own penalty area to participate in the defense. He passed the ball to the onrushing Silva on the outside, while blocking the opponent's cutting inside route. At the same time, he moved close to Vidic, who was marking Aguero, and was ready to cover for him at any time.

Ferdinand did the same; he didn't get close to Lin Yi at the far end and maintained a relatively safe distance from Vidic.

This means that even if Aguero manages to break through Vidic's frontal defense, Manchester United players are ready to cover on both sides behind Vidic.

Lin Yi was the first to break the deadlock for Manchester City. He seized on the mistake of Evra and Ferdinand being positioned one in front of the other and suddenly started his run, trying to get around Ferdinand from behind to the danger zone without being offside.

"Leo! Watch out!" David de Gea, who saw the situation on the goal line, immediately warned.

The experienced Ferdinand knew that if he followed Lin Yi's movement at this moment, his defensive position would be disrupted, and Aguero might find an opportunity to create a shooting angle.

He stood firm in his position, calling out to his companions, "Forward! Patrice!"

Upon being reminded, Evra instantly realized what was happening and quickly took two steps forward.

This put Lin Yi in the opponent's offside trap. If Aguero had passed the ball directly to Lin Yi at that moment, Manchester City's counterattack would have ended in vain.

Fortunately, Aguero didn't fall for it. He swept his right foot over the ball and made a stepover feint.

Vidic shifted his weight slightly, and Aguero immediately pulled back his right foot, flicking the ball with his toe to pass it to David Silva on his right.

Evra had just adjusted his position when he had to turn around and block Silva.

Silva kept his eyes on Evra, and without wasting time, skillfully guided the ball forward.

When Evra lunged at him, he immediately pulled the ball back with his left foot, turned on the spot, and like an elegant Spanish bullfighter, toyed with the charging French bull to the side.

Vidic had to abandon Aguero in front of him and retreat early to prevent Silva from breaking into the penalty area from the flank.

Having just completed his turn, Silva, now facing away from the goal, flicked the ball laterally with the outside of his right foot, rotating his body to face the goal sideways.

He then deftly pushed the ball between Vidic's legs to the onrushing Aguero.

After the two players combined, Aguero received the ball near the baseline, so Lin Yi was not offside.

Akun didn't hold onto the ball, and before Ferdinand could block the path, he passed the ball across to the middle, where Lin Yi, who was unmarked, pushed it into the empty net.

"Unbelievable! The Manchester derby, which was expected to be a clash of titans before the match, turned out to be a one-sided affair in terms of score."

"With 60 minutes played, Manchester City extended their lead, now leading Manchester United 4-1 with 10 men. The outcome is no longer in doubt!"

"The king returns! Lin Yi, recovered from his injury, announces his return with a hat trick!"

Balotelli was jumping on the hotel bed like a trampoline, while his agent, Italian football mogul Mino Raiola, ordered his staff to put away all the fire sources in the room as quickly as possible.

Lin Yi beamed with a bright smile after scoring, and ran towards Aguero, pointing his right index finger in the direction he was pointing.

Aguero crossed his arms, chin held high, and said arrogantly, "I already told you, I did this for Joe, you don't need to come all the way here to thank me."

Lin Yi acted as if he hadn't heard, accelerated, bypassed Aguero, and headed straight for David Silva behind him.

"What a classic, David!" Lin Yi exclaimed sincerely as he passionately embraced Silva. "Your elegance is unmatched. What right does Raul have to play the bullfighter in front of you!"

Manchester City, playing with one less player, were almost overwhelmed by Manchester United's relentless attacks for nearly 15 minutes. Then, Lin Yi scored his team's fourth goal, which practically killed any suspense in the game.

The excited Manchester City players rushed to the front of the field and huddled together with Lin Yi and Silva.

Accompanying Aguero was only Ferdinand, who had just slid in to intercept his pass but failed.

Glancing at Ferdinand lying on the ground, eyes glazed and panting heavily, and then at his jubilant teammates beside him, Aguero couldn't help but shout, "I passed it! I passed it! He just got a free kick!"

Watching the group run arm-in-arm toward the North Stand where the Manchester City fans were, Aguero yelled anxiously, "Come back! You bastards! I orchestrated this attack! Come back right now! Come back and hug me! Come back!"

Unfortunately, Aguero's shouts were drowned out by the excited cheers of the Manchester City fans. By the time everyone finished celebrating and retreated to their own half, no one had heard Aguero's thoughts.

"Fine! You fucking play it this way, huh?! Just you wait!"

With a vacant look in his eyes, Rooney mechanically kicked off the ball like a walking corpse. He had no idea what kind of blow a petty Argentinian might bring to him and Manchester United from not far away.

Driven by his unwavering determination, Aguero seemed oblivious to fatigue, continuing to run tirelessly across the field even with victory already in his grasp.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off, and God did not let Ah Kun's efforts go unrewarded.

In the 70th minute of the match, again taking advantage of a counter-attack opportunity, Aguero was determined to go it alone this time.

He received the ball on the wing, used a series of feints to cut inside, and after shaking off two Manchester United defenders, curled a shot into the far corner of the goal.

De Gea, who had lost all motivation, jumped to make a save, but unsurprisingly failed to stop Aguero's shot, which went straight into the top corner, marking Manchester City's fifth goal against Manchester United.

After scoring, Aguero jumped up and turned in mid-air, looking expectantly at his teammates in the backfield.

The disadvantage of being down a man on the field was beginning to show. Manchester City players' stamina was dropping much faster than usual, and their legs felt like lead. They simply didn't have the strength to run up the pitch to celebrate this icing on the cake goal.

Everyone just clapped in place, and some of the more shy ones would say a couple of symbolic words.

"Well done, Ah Kun!"

"That was a beautiful entry!"

There was no further comment, except for David Silva, who was closer by, who ran to Aguero, hugged him, and patted his chest.

"In all of Manchester, you are the only good person!" Aguero confessed with a sob in his voice.

The broadcast camera zoomed out, revealing a dense cloud cover over Old Trafford, obscuring the sun. Against the backdrop of the azure sky, the clouds appeared a deep blue.

In the stands, Manchester City fans, representing the blue camp, continued to wave their blue flags tirelessly, creating a striking contrast with the clouds above.

The Manchester United fans, dressed in fiery red and who had previously looked like a ball of flame, now seemed to have been completely extinguished by the blue ocean, leaving only a few scattered sparks.

These sparks gathered at the exit of the Old Trafford stands, scrambling to escape the Theatre of Dreams, afraid that if they were a step too late, they might miss the No. 2 bus home.