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

"Sir, are you sure this arrangement is okay? I have no idea what to expect." The match had just started when Manchester United's assistant coach, Mike Whelan, asked anxiously.

Ferguson reassured his trusted aide: "You have to trust Mark's expertise. His analysis report is very high-quality and worth a try."

The Mark he was referring to was Mark Platt, who had just been hired by Manchester United as a match analyst last November, a position that was not very common in the world of football at the time.

Pratt's main job is to provide video and data analysis support for the team. It is worth mentioning that he is also a lip-reading expert.

Upon taking office, in order to demonstrate his professionalism and quickly establish himself in the team, Platt spent a lot of time and effort providing Ferguson with an analysis report on Lin Yi.

He specifically reviewed Lin Yi's match videos from his time with Manchester United's youth team and compared them with his performance after officially joining Manchester City and entering the Premier League.

Pratt discovered that although Lin Yi had begun to show promise in the youth team and demonstrated a good level of skill, it was far from comparable to the strength he displayed when playing for Manchester City.

After some investigation and analysis, Mark Platt believes that the reason for Lin Yi's rapid improvement in a short period of time is that the former Manchester United youth academy director, McGuinness, was an idiot who, due to his inherent arrogance and prejudice against non-British players, not only refused to renew Lin Yi's contract but also kicked him out. This greatly stimulated the young man with extraordinary talent.

Humiliated, Lin Yi unleashed astonishing energy, forcibly raising his level several notches within a short off-season.

Following this line of thought, Pratt used lip reading analysis to focus on Lin Yi's communication with his opponents during the match, and then made a surprising discovery.

Whenever Lin Yi encounters provocation or taunting during a match, or gets into arguments or quarrels with his opponents, he becomes unusually active.

For example, he played with Vidic in the Community Shield match, with his teammate Aguero in the Premier League opener, with Cavani in his Champions League debut, and with Phil Neville and Joey Barton in the two Manchester City violence incidents.

The report concludes that Lin Yi is a typical "dormant volcano" personality type. He seems easygoing and always laughing, but in fact he has a strong sense of self-esteem and competitiveness.

Humiliation and provocation act like a shovel, digging away at Lin Yi's surface, causing this volcano to instantly awaken and erupt with scorching magma, immediately generating a kind of obsessive drive to "I must prove it to you."

Ferguson was impressed by Pratt's report, and after discussing and studying it, the two decided to make a bold attempt in the less important FA Cup match.

In this match, Manchester United deliberately did not field Vidic and Park Ji-sung, who had previously clashed with Lin Yi, and also rested Nani, who likes to show off his skills on the field and is likely to provoke opponents. Instead, they sent three youth team teammates who have a good relationship with Lin Yi to the field.

To put it bluntly, they just wanted to see how Lin Yi would perform in a match without any provocation.

If this really works, Ferguson wouldn't mind asking his Manchester United players to treat Lin Yi like royalty when playing against Manchester City.

The old sage, who had dominated Britain for decades, wouldn't care about such a small matter of face.

As long as it weakens the opponent's strength and increases our own chances of winning, then it's all worthwhile.

Of course, most importantly, Ferguson doesn't need to personally intervene in the matter of appeasing Lin Yi; the ones who lose face are the Manchester United players.

It's too early to tell how Lin Yi is behaving and how much desire he has to win in this match, but Manchester United has certainly had a lot of luck.

Less than five minutes into the game, Manchester United won a free kick on the left flank.

Veteran Giggs lofted the ball into the penalty area with his golden left foot, and Rooney, amidst the crowd, got to the ball and headed it towards the goal from the edge of the six-yard box.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart was highly focused and made a nimble diving save, making a beautiful diving save to deny the seemingly certain close-range header.

The ball, which had been saved, landed right in front of Pogba, who, with his impressive 191cm height, poked it with his long leg and scored before the Manchester City defender could clear it.

This was Pogba's first goal for Manchester United's first team, helping the team take the lead away from home.

Mike Whelan exclaimed, "You're absolutely amazing! The lineup for this game is a stroke of genius!"

Although Ferguson never expected Pogba to be the one to score goals when he put him on the field, he was happy to see Mike Whelan make that connection.

In a good mood, Ferguson began to give lessons to his assistant.

"Mike, you need to keep up with the times. Scientific analysis will become an essential part of football matches in the future."

"Look, nobody's provoking him. Lin looks very calm, even though Manchester City is behind now."

"I think Lin has only been with Manchester City for a few months, so he probably doesn't have that strong a sense of belonging. Raiola's previous statement that Lin loves Manchester City was just empty talk."

"In the end, Lin is just a teenager. He became famous at a young age and has a beautiful woman by his side. He needs time to digest the status and wealth he suddenly gained."

"Football matches and training are arduous; aren't there countless examples of young talents ruining their careers by indulging in pleasure and womanizing?"

"I don't believe Lin is that eager for victory or that responsible for Manchester City."

"Mark Pratt is a genius; we made the right move."

Mike Whelan's eyes were filled with admiration as he sincerely said, "Sir, I have benefited greatly from following you; I have learned so much from you."

Ferguson leaned back in his chair, enjoying his assistant's flattery.

"Hehehe!" The old lord, in a good mood, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Unfortunately, Ferguson's smile was quickly drowned out by the deafening cheers at the Etihad Stadium.

With a calm and composed expression, Lin Yi, who showed no emotion, retreated to the midfield area to receive the ball and used his speed to forcefully get rid of Pogba, who had just scored his first goal.

Lin Yi then changed direction and began to move laterally. After touching the ball twice in a row, Lin Yi adjusted his footwork and then, in front of his former captain Michael Keane, unleashed a powerful shot.

The ball, like a cannonball, blasted open Manchester United's goal.

Just three minutes after Pogba's goal, Lin Yi equalized for Manchester City with a long-range shot.

After scoring, Lin Yi, just like in the last match against Liverpool, jogged all the way to the bench to hug his head coach Pellegrini.

"Jazz!" Assistant coach Mike Whelan's voice sounded worried.

Ferguson forced a calm demeanor: "It's nothing, it's probably just a coincidence, a coincidence!"