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

Phil Neville, suddenly realizing something was wrong, had no idea how he had unwittingly given up his defensive position.

Lin Yi, surprisingly, managed to get a one-on-one opportunity with goalkeeper Howard despite being closely marked. He had already raised his right foot to shoot.

For Neville, instead of hoping Howard would have a superhuman performance to stop Lin Yi, he should think of a way himself.

In that critical moment, Neville's extensive match experience played a crucial role.

Before his brain could even process it, almost instinctively, Phil Neville moved his hand that had been resting on Lin Yi's waist.

Taking advantage of Lin Yi's moment of standing on one leg, he subtly tugged at Lin Yi's waist while simultaneously shifting his own body to block the referee Webber's view.

After doing all this, Neville did not forget to raise his hands to show his innocence.

This caused Lin Yi's center of gravity to shift slightly, resulting in his right leg completely missing the target and failing to kick the soccer ball.

Fortunately, Lin Yi didn't exert too much force when he swung his leg, otherwise the missed kick might have knocked him down.

Lin Yi felt Phil Neville raising his hands and pushing in front of him, trying to completely separate Lin Yi from the football.

As Lin Yi retracted his right leg, he deliberately changed direction and added force, using his hip to block Neville's advance.

However, Lin Yi did not notice that when his right foot landed, it landed squarely on Neville's foot.

Neville collapsed to the ground as if he had been run over by a truck, clutching his foot in pain.

Lin Yi had no time to appreciate the opponent's performance. Now that he had temporarily escaped Neville's entanglement, he quickly seized the opportunity and gently poked the ball with his left foot.

His superb shooting skills allowed him to send the ball through Howard's legs and into the goal with unparalleled accuracy.

At the same time, the referee blew his whistle, and Lin didn't even look at Phil Neville rolling on the ground. He ran towards the away team's bench, intending to hug Pellegrini to celebrate the goal.

After running a few steps, Lin Yi realized that something was wrong.

Normally, after he scores a goal, his Manchester City teammates will rush to his side to celebrate with him, and the players on the bench will also rush to the sidelines under Balotelli's leadership, waving their hands and shouting his name.

But today everything seems too quiet.

As Lin Yi got closer to the bench, he saw Balotelli and the others holding their heads in disbelief, many muttering something under their breath.

Lin Yi stopped and turned around. He saw that the referee, Webb, did not point to the center circle as he had expected. Instead, Webb rushed to the Everton penalty area and raised his right arm high at the spot where he had just scored.

Although it was unclear what happened, there was no doubt that referee Webb did not consider it a legal goal.

Lin Yi quickly turned back, ran up to Webber, and loudly questioned, "What does that gesture mean? Does it mean I was offside?"

"A foul occurred first, the goal is disallowed!" Webber's answer was brief, but every word was forceful and resolute, revealing an unquestionable determination.

"Ouch! It hurts! My foot must be broken!" Neville cried out in pain as he rolled on the ground.

Lin Yi ignored Neville's interference and continued speaking to Webber: "I'm glad you have such keen eyes that you noticed that bastard pulled me just now, but according to the rules, shouldn't the attack have been awarded an advantage? At the very least, we should have been given a penalty. Why are you raising your hand so high? Did you stuff Viagra in your arm?"

Weber took a deep breath, suppressing his emotions, and patiently explained, "Lin, this is the last time I'll tolerate your rudeness. By the way, you fouled just now; you stepped on Phil's foot."

"Help! Someone, this is killing me!" Neville's mouth just wouldn't stop.

"First of all, I didn't step on him on purpose. Secondly, he pulled me first. If it weren't for his little tricks from behind, I would have already put the ball into that damn goal. Why would all this have happened?" Lin Yi's mouth showed no signs of stopping as he continued to argue with Webber.

Weber didn't want to say anything more. He shook his head coldly, firmly upholding the original judgment, and waved for Lin Yi to leave immediately.

Seeing this, Lin Yi knew that saying anything more would be futile; the goal being disallowed was irreversible.

Lin Yi stepped back in front of Webber, clapping as he said, "OK, OK! Fine, if you keep bragging like that, I can cripple him!"

Webber didn't care about Lin Yi's threats, but clapping was a gesture explicitly prohibited by the FA.

Without a word, Webber pulled a yellow card from his pocket and tossed it to Lin Yi, warning him again, "This is a yellow card, but next time it might be different if you can't control yourself."

Phil Neville stopped rolling around, jumped up from the ground with a bang, and grinned as if he'd won the lottery.

It seems that Webber's yellow card had an effect comparable to a super-strong card; in an instant, Neville's back pain and leg pain disappeared, and he could easily climb five flights of stairs without any effort.

Lin Yi, who had been warned, immediately stopped in his tracks. He was about to rush to Weber again when Pellegrini's meticulously planned arrangements came into play once again.

Aguero called over David Silva, and the two of them, one around the waist and the other covering the mouth, forcibly dragged Lin Yi away.

"Don't fall for it, Lin! Didn't you notice that bastard changed his tactics?"

"Mario and Vincent beat him up pretty badly last time, so he doesn't dare to go head-to-head with them today."

"That's right, that bastard is planning something underhanded today."

"We can't let him succeed!"

Aguero and Silva's mouths were like machine guns, constantly firing off, each giving Lin Yi a sentence analyzing the current situation.

Under the desperate control of the two men, Lin Yi gradually stopped struggling. He stared at Phil Neville, who was gloating over his successful scheme.

Lin Yi said, "This person looks like a dog."

Silva said, "Exactly! Like a dog!"

Aguero said, "Uglier than a dog!"

Lin Yi said, "Since he likes to play dirty tricks, I'll play along with him."

Silva said, "Let's play!"

Aguero said, "Who can be more cunning than you?"

Lin Yi and Silva both looked at Aguero.

"I'm praising him! And praising you! I really mean it!"

With Everton taking a free kick from the penalty area, the game resumed, and Lin Yi's goal was disallowed, leaving the score at 0-0.

After a few minutes of play, Phil Neville noticed that Lin was making more wide-ranging runs and dropping deeper into the box, rarely appearing in the penalty area to match up against him.

In the eyes of this 34-year-old veteran of England, this was a sign that the opponent was afraid of him.

This put Neville in a great mood, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face as he fully enjoyed the joy of football.