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

Those who left early were lucky; they escaped a potential disaster and avoided having their hearts stabbed for the sixth time by Manchester City.

In stoppage time, Yaya Toure casually unleashed a long-range shot that miraculously turned into a world-class goal, beating De Gea for the sixth time. It will likely take the triumphant young goalkeeper a long time to forget the trauma of this derby match.

The final score was a humiliating 1-6. In the history of the two teams, there has only been one other match in which Manchester City scored 6 goals and won by at least 5 goals.

那要追溯到遥远的1926年1月23日，曼城同样是在客场以6:1的比分取胜。

Keep in mind that at that time, the King of England was still George V, and Queen Elizabeth, who reigned for 70 years, was not yet born until three months later.

Many reporters received news during the match that Manchester United had been thrashed at home by their city rivals, and then hurriedly dropped what they were doing and rushed to Old Trafford.

So it's no surprise that the media conference room, which had been renovated several times and was now extremely modern, was packed to capacity at the post-match press conference.

Unfortunately, the proud and arrogant Sir Alex Ferguson was absent from the post-game press conference. Assistant coach Mike Phelan explained, "The Jazz are 70 years old. In fact, he has been working while ill to prepare for this game. Just now, he felt a little unwell in his heart, so he couldn't attend the press conference. I'm very sorry."

The reporters present were naturally very disappointed. They didn't care about the old man's heart condition; these unscrupulous guys only cared about digging up explosive news.

People found Ferran's explanation understandable, since anyone watching such a terrible game would have a heart attack, let alone a 70-year-old, even a 17-year-old wouldn't be able to handle it.

Although such a reason for absence might not be enough to escape punishment from the FA, that's a matter between Manchester United and the FA. The reporters weren't interested in the assistant coach; they asked a few perfunctory questions and then let him go.

After waiting for a few minutes in frustration, everyone's mood instantly brightened when they saw who was following Mancini into the media room.

Everyone praised Mancini as a sensible and savvy guy who brought Lin Yi, who was considered the most newsworthy person by the media, to the press conference. This made the reporters present secretly happy, as it seemed that their performance bonuses were going to be saved.

As soon as the two sat down, countless arms were raised, and the first lucky person called by the press officer was from The Times.

"Mr. Mancini, in such a crucial derby match, Manchester City achieved a historic victory. Does this mean that Manchester United is no longer a threat to Manchester City in this season's title race?"

The reporters who didn't get a chance to speak couldn't help but curse inwardly. This bastard was just wasting everyone's time. Who would care about such pointless questions? Even a fool would know that Mancini wouldn't tell the truth.

As expected, Mancini's answer was textbook perfect: "Manchester United is a very strong team. Under Sir Alex Ferguson's leadership, they have achieved great success. This team should never be underestimated. Their strength and resilience are beyond imagination."

"Manchester City has only won one league game. The season is still long, and it's too early to talk about who will win the title. We must take every game seriously, and only by maintaining a cautious mindset can we bring back the long-awaited league title for Manchester City."

After this preamble, the second Sky Sports reporter to ask a question went straight to the most attention-grabbing topic.

"Lin, first of all, congratulations on playing a perfect game after recovering from your injury. Does your hat-trick today count as a positive response to McGuinness and others who questioned you before the game? What is your opinion on their views?"

"Who? Who's questioning me? McGuinness? Who is he? What does he do? Player or coach? Which club does he play for?"

Sky Sports reporters began reading aloud the "seven deadly sins" that McGuinness had listed for Lin Yi on a television program, but were quickly interrupted by Lin Yi.

"Sorry, I'm not interested in that. I just want to know what this McGuinness does? Is he with Manchester United?"

"Well, strictly speaking, no. McGuinness was released by Manchester United before the start of the season, or more precisely after the Community Shield match. He is currently unemployed and does not belong to any club."

Lin Yi feigned sudden realization: "Sir, why would I care about the opinions of an unemployed person? Even if he told me to my face that the sun revolves around the earth, I wouldn't be surprised, much less refute him. I'm not Copernicus."

Jamie Jackson, a reporter affiliated with The Guardian, was also present at the press conference. After all, he is a Manchester United correspondent and a die-hard Manchester United fan who had invited McGuinness to his show. He was already deeply associated with McGuinness, and when he heard Lin Yi's sarcasm, he immediately couldn't sit still.

Before the host could call his name, he stood up, grabbed the microphone from his colleague, and retorted, "Come on, Lin. Anyone with eyes can see that you were playing like you were on steroids in this game. You just wanted to prove to Manchester United that not renewing your contract was a mistake. Why put on such a hypocritical act?"

Lin Yi's expression was serious as he said solemnly, "Sir, I can tell you with certainty that I am not fighting for myself in this match, but for the brothers who have helped me. They need this victory more than I do."

"For me, there have been many opportunities to beat Manchester United, and even more opportunities to prove myself. It's no exaggeration to say that I no longer need to prove myself."

"But my brothers need me to beat Manchester United. They're watching me, and I can't afford to slack off in the slightest."

The order at the scene had been disrupted, so everyone simply started to do their own thing.

A reporter from an unknown media outlet grabbed the microphone amidst the chaos and asked, "Rumor has it that Balotelli and Kompany haven't appeared at Manchester City's training ground since the brawl. Kompany only returned a few days ago, while Balotelli is still nowhere to be seen. Are you referring to these two as 'brothers'? Can you tell us what's going on?"

Lin Yi did not answer, but turned to look at Mancini beside him.

Lin Yi's gaze was more dazzling than the midday sun, almost burning Mancini's skin. The Italian simply couldn't think of a way to brush it off.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he had no choice but to reveal the truth: "As I just said, Manchester City must maintain a cautious approach. I will not hesitate to punish players who seriously violate discipline, and I will uphold team discipline. The reason these two have not appeared on the training ground for a long time is because I demoted them to the reserve team as punishment."

The other party then asked, "Lin said that winning this game is very important. Does that mean you will lift their ban if Manchester City wins? I'm referring to Balotelli, who is still in the reserves."

Mancini denied it without hesitation: "No, I never made that promise!"