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

After both sides scored an early goal, they created some chances for the next 20 minutes, but the score remained unchanged and the game was generally calm.

Just when Ferguson and Mike Whelan were starting to believe that Lin Yi's goal was just a coincidence, he came again.

In the 33rd minute of the first half, Lin Yi received the ball on the left wing and chose to cut inside.

Considering the huge threat posed by Lin Yi's breakthrough, Pogba decisively moved to the side to help defend and actively blocked Lin Yi, preventing him from getting close to his own penalty area.

Lin Yi knows his former teammate well and knows that Pogba has an outstanding ability to read the game and can often use his height and size advantage to intercept the opponent's passing lanes.

Furthermore, with Manchester United's heavy presence blocking the path toward the penalty area, Lin Yi opted for a safer approach, passing the ball back to Pizarro, who was positioned further back, while he himself made a forward run without the ball.

Just like he taught Silva, this Chilean veteran handled the ball with a very fast pace. Pizarro didn't stop the ball, but directly pushed it forward with the instep of his foot, passing it to Silva in the middle who was left unattended by Pogba.

With no one marking him, Silva easily turned to face the goal and delivered a pinpoint through ball following Lin Yi's running path.

The timing of the pass was perfect; Lin Yi had already started accelerating and was just in the right position to avoid being offside.

The drawbacks of Ferguson's bold decision to field young players became apparent at this moment, as Michael Keane panicked and opted for a sliding tackle in an attempt to disrupt Silva's pass.

However, this gamble not only failed to achieve his goal, but also completely cost him the opportunity to catch up with Lin Yi.

Ferdinand, unable to hold off both Lin Yi and Aguero at the same time, could only pray that Lin Yi wouldn't pass the ball, and risked everything to rush over.

Unfortunately, the relationship between Lin Yi and Aguero is no longer as tense as it was at the beginning of the season.

As close comrades who have soaked their feet together and rubbed each other's backs, even if they go to a green place and can't unlock the three Ironmen of life, it doesn't affect their tacit cooperation on the court. Giving each other assists and feeding each other is no problem at all.

Lin Yi simply flicked the ball to the side, creating an open goal opportunity for Aguero.

Ah Kun certainly wouldn't let such an opportunity pass him by; in fact, he desperately wanted this kind of scene to happen during the match.

After easily pushing the ball into the empty net, Aguero abandoned Lin, who was waiting to celebrate with him, and turned to run, sprinting all the way to the area where Pogba and Lingard were, letting out a long howl.

"Lin gave me the assist! Yay!"

"Lin's assist!"

"Forest!"

"For me!"

After shouting these nonsensical and meaningless words, Aguero glanced at the two of them disdainfully, puffed out his chest, raised his head, and walked away arrogantly.

A completely bewildered Lingard quietly asked Pogba, "Is this idiot out of his mind?"

"Lin's friend, right? That's normal."

Lingard nodded slightly in agreement, then suddenly realized something was amiss and questioned the other person, "Then what are we?"

"Uh..." Pogba couldn't speak.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson also fell silent, as things took a completely different turn from the script he had envisioned.

Even without anyone provoking Lin Yi, he still easily scored a goal and provided an assist, helping Manchester City turn the score around.

After much thought, Ferguson concluded that the problem must lie with Michael Keane, that the young man was incapable of handling such a responsibility.

The first goal conceded was a humiliating shot over Lin Yi's head, and his reckless tackle just now caused him to lose his position, instantly dismantling Manchester United's entire defense.

That must be it! Ferguson believed he had found the answer and made substitutions before halftime.

Still harboring a sliver of hope for Mark Platt's report, Ferguson did not field the hot-tempered Vidic, who had clashed with Lin Yi before, but instead substituted another Manchester United youth academy graduate, Jonathan Evans, as a center-back.

Compared to Keane's limited playing experience, 23-year-old Evans was officially promoted to the first team as early as the 07-08 season, becoming a substitute for Ferdinand and Vidic.

The reason he wasn't initially placed in the starting lineup was because, as the media speculated, Ferguson did indeed want to play the emotional card, trying to get Lin Yi to go easy on his old friend.

He didn't expect Lin Yi to be so ruthless, directly shattering the Dao Heart of his former captain, Michael Keane.

Now, Ferguson just wants to find that bastard who told him that Chinese people value interpersonal relationships the most, and make him open his eyes to see that Lin Yi, that bastard, has absolutely no sense of interpersonal relationships.

Being substituted by the head coach before even finishing half the game is a disaster for a young player.

When Keane saw his number on the sign held up by the fourth official, his world collapsed.

He had fantasized countless times about one day becoming Manchester United's main center-back, succeeding Martin Bakken, Steve Bruce, Jaap Stam, and Rio Ferdinand, becoming the leader of the Red Devils' defense, and leading Manchester United to continue their glorious history.

When Keane made his first appearance for Manchester United's first team in the League Cup this season, he thought he had taken the first step toward realizing his dream.

However, after only his second appearance in a match, his dream shattered like a bubble.

Keane walked off the court like a zombie. He dazedly took the down jacket handed to him by a staff member, covered his head with it, and remained motionless, as if what he was covering was not a piece of clothing, but a white sheet announcing the death of his professional career.

Three minutes later, cheers erupted again at the Etihad Stadium.

The loud noise startled Keane, who was nearly suffocating. He couldn't help but lift his down jacket and peek out to see what had happened.

Lin Yi smiled and ran to the sidelines again, embracing head coach Pellegrini.

Keane asked his teammates, "What just happened?"

"Maybe he hasn't warmed up yet. Jonathan just made a mistake. Although he blocked Nasri's pass to Aguero, he neither controlled the ball nor cleared it. Instead, he stopped the ball two or three meters away from his body."

"Lin Chong came up and kicked, everything happened so suddenly that David couldn't react at all and could only watch Lin's shot go into the net."

"Damn it! We're down by two goals!"

Keane couldn't help but nod in agreement, "Yeah, that's terrible! Absolutely terrible!"

Although he said that, Keane's eyes lit up, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

He quickly pulled his clothes up to hide the smile that he couldn't help but show.

"Turns out it wasn't that I was bad, it was that Lin was too strong! And now, Jonathan's done it too!"

This was the only thought in Keane's mind at that moment, and it rekindled his hope for the future.

Not far from him, Ferguson's hope was gradually fading. He smashed the water bottle he was holding to the ground with such force that it was impossible to tell that the blow came from a 70-year-old man.

"Can anyone tell me why he ran to hug Pellegrini as soon as he scored?"

The Manchester United substitutes looked at each other blankly, none of them able to answer Ferguson's question.