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

David Silva's unmarked position was actually intentional on Joey Barton's part. He wasn't far from Silva, and if he had moved forward to interfere immediately, he would have had a good chance of closing in on Silva before Silva even received the ball.

But Patton did not do that; he was like a scavenging vulture, waiting for his prey to die with cold eyes.

Barton knew his chance had come when David Silva had to jump to stop the ball.

He quickly moved behind Silva, pretending to swing his right arm with inertia. Just before Silva was about to land, he briefly and subtly nudged Silva's side with the side of his forearm, then immediately raised both hands to show the referee his innocence.

The movement was small and light, but it instantly disrupted the opponent's center of gravity in the air, and Silva had no time to adjust his body posture.

He stumbled when he landed, his left foot landing first on the inside, and his own weight plus gravitational potential energy caused Silva's entire body to twist to one side.

What seemed like an ordinary twist of the ankle caused Silva to fall to the ground immediately, clutching his ankle in pain.

Since Joey Barton did not jump during the scramble, the two did not directly engage in aerial combat, and his hand movements were very subtle, neither pulling nor pushing, so referee Martin Wood did not consider it a foul.

In his view, the physical contact between Barton and Silva was a very natural one, and Silva twisted his ankle because he landed unsteadily.

After hesitating for a moment, Wood saw that Silva looked very painful, so he blew his whistle to stop the game and let the Manchester City team doctor come onto the field to check the injury.

After just one glance, Manchester City's medical director, Max Sala, gestured towards the bench to make a substitution.

Interim manager Brian Kidd was sweating profusely at the sight. Less than 20 minutes into the game, Manchester City's key player, Silva, was forced to leave the field due to injury. This was a truly challenging test for an interim manager who had been forced into the role.

Kidd's mind went blank. He methodically sent Nasri onto the field to replace the injured David Silva, but couldn't think of any adjustments to make, so he had to place all his hopes on the players on the field.

Lin Yi and Aguero were the Manchester City players closest to Silva's injury. From the moment the referee stopped the game, the two stayed by Silva's side until he was carried onto a stretcher.

Just as the two were about to leave, Joey Barton casually walked up to Lin Yi and Aguero.

With a bright smile on his face, he deliberately lowered his voice and said in a volume that only the two people next to him could hear, "Let me tell you a secret. What happened just now was not an accident. It was a unique skill that I have been researching for many years."

After saying that, Patton put his right index finger to his lips: "Shh! Don't tell anyone!"

Then Joey Barton moved his finger away, pointing towards the midfield line, suddenly his smile vanished, his features furrowed, and his face became contorted and hideous.

"I'm warning you both, if either of you dares to cross that line, I'll send him to join that poor little brat. Just a heads-up, next time it won't be as simple as a sprained ankle; I'll definitely break his leg!"

"Hahahaha!" With a sudden burst of maniacal laughter, Barton turned and left.

"Fuck you!" Lin Yi and Aguero rarely had such tacit understanding. They cursed in unison, clenched their fists, and charged at Joey Barton.

Unfortunately, Barton's somewhat manic laughter attracted the attention of the referee, Martin Wood.

Although Wood is known in the Premier League for encouraging physical contact and disliking card draws, he couldn't just stand by and watch Lin Yi and Aguero fight right under his nose.

He immediately stepped in front of the two men and sternly warned, "Gentlemen, this isn't a boxing ring. Are you not going to continue the match?"

Unaware of what was going on, Kompany rushed over and dragged the two away, assuring Wood, "Mr. Referee, nobody wants trouble. I'll handle this."

"Vincent, keep your men in line." Wood gave the Manchester City captain some leeway and didn't pull out a yellow card to warn Lin Yi and Aguero.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Wood turned and left, walking to the spot where he had just stopped the game, preparing to drop the ball to resume play.

With the game about to restart, center-back Kompany couldn't afford to waste any more time and could only say, "David has already been substituted. If you two don't calm down, how can we play this game?"

Lin Yi and Aguero had no choice but to suppress their anger and comply with Kompany's wishes, focusing their attention on the game for the time being.

With Silva absent and the manager offering no clear instructions, Manchester City had no choice but to entrust the responsibility of organizing the attack to their second key player, Yaya Toure, as was their usual practice.

Compared to Silva's Spanish-style finesse, Toure's playing style is more expansive and dynamic.

In offensive or counter-offensive battles, Toure often came out as a surprise force.

But now most of the Queens Park Rangers players are huddled in their own half, relying solely on long balls to attack.

Faced with the opponent's tight defense, Toure's ability to organize attacks was not as good as David Silva's; he didn't have Silva's finesse in orchestrating the offense.

In addition, Queens Park Rangers' aggressive pressing and reckless fouls disrupted Manchester City's attacking rhythm.

Left with no other option, Manchester City could only intensify their long-range shots from outside the penalty area. However, both Lin Yi and Aguero were fuming and anxious, resulting in almost all of their shots going high and wide.

Touré, Nasri, Milner and others were also out of sorts, so much so that Manchester City failed to pose a real threat to the home team's goal throughout the first half, and the two sides ended the first half with a score of 0-0.

After a brief 15-minute break, the second half began, and Manchester City players were racking their brains to figure out how to break the deadlock.

A long pass from Queens Park Rangers' backfield found Jay Bosrowed, a tall striker who had briefly played for the England national team.

With his 190cm height, Bosroyd outjumped Kompany to head the ball toward the goal, but the quick-thinking Joe Hart tipped it over the bar, giving the opponent a corner kick.

The home team took a corner kick, which was cleared by Lescott at the first post, and the ball fell to Aguero who was tracking back.

The hot-tempered Aguero couldn't vent his anger by pressing the girl's head down like Hugh Jackman did. He could only vent his anger by immediately turning around and attacking his opponent, unaware that Joey Barton was quietly lurking behind him.

As soon as Aguero turned around, he was met with a vicious frontal sliding tackle from Barton, who tackled the ball and knocked Aguero to the ground.

Manchester City players all raised their hands to indicate a foul, but referee Martin Wood immediately gestured for play to continue.

Barton, who got up from the ground, unleashed a powerful shot that sent the ball flying through the dense crowd in the penalty area and past Joe Hart, whose view was obstructed, into the net.

After scoring, Joey Barton didn't rush to celebrate. He pretended to be friendly, bent down and patted Aguero, who had fallen to the ground, and said to him, "Well done, kid. If you behave yourself, you'll live. If you dare to jump out, be prepared to have your leg broken."

"Hahahahaha!"