Saka passed the ball to the front of the goal. Lin Hao judged the landing point of the goal and was about to shoot when, as if a mountain had moved, Maguire knocked Lin Hao down and protected the ball, then passed it to Luke Shaw.
Lin Hao sat in the penalty area, stretching out his hands to ask the referee for a foul, but the referee ignored him and ran back.
Luke Shaw dribbled forward a few steps and then passed the ball to Pogba, a talented midfielder who, if he can realize his potential, could very well be considered the world's best midfielder.
When France won the World Cup in 2018, Pogba's performance was truly outstanding.
However, his performance at the club level has fallen short of the fans' expectations, but he can still be impressive in some matches, like this one.
Pogba received the ball and ran forward, his long legs carrying him. After encountering a defender, he delivered a brilliant over-the-top pass to Rashford, who was making a run forward. Rashford received the ball and faced Gabriel, then quickly moved forward, performing a series of stepovers.
Then Gabriel intercepted the ball with a single kick.
Gabriel intercepted the ball, which fell to Bruno Fernandes' feet. Fernandes hurriedly stopped the ball and was about to move forward when Gabriel came up and made a flying tackle, intercepting the ball again. This time, the ball was slid directly to Patty's feet.
Patty controlled the ball, turned, and then passed it between the two center-backs to Lin Hao, who received the ball, cut inside, and curled a shot into the goal.
The ball went above the crossbar.
This counter-attack, with just one pass, almost saw Lin Hao open the scoring against Manchester United.
Manchester United kicked off again, launching a long ball directly at Rashford. Rashford failed to get to the ball at the first touch, and Gabriel headed it to Patty, who was not pressured.
The signal given by kicking the ball long from the start is that Manchester United is determined to play a defensive counter-attacking style.
Patty passed the ball to Saka, and Lin Hao immediately moved inside, giving Saka space.
Saka tightly controlled the ball and faced McTominay, then suddenly lowered his shoulder and performed a stepover motion, which is a ball-circling motion, to deceive McTominay's center of gravity, before taking a step towards the baseline with his left foot.
Actually, this is because Saka has only been in the Premier League for a short time. Although he has shown his strength, he has not received much attention. If you know him, you will know that he will definitely not use his right foot unless absolutely necessary, because Saka's right foot is not good.
Being younger now is even worse.
Saka hadn't gone far when Fred Pogba arrived and immediately tackled him. Saka lost his balance and quickly stopped to protect the ball, passing it to Elneny. Elneny stopped the ball and passed it to Lin Hao.
Lin Hao let the ball pass, and it went to the wing. Saka, who had rushed over, got the ball and crossed it.
Maguire headed the ball away in the middle, and Gabriel headed it back from the second ball. Elneny controlled the ball and passed it to Saka. At this point, the commentators also questioned Arsenal's tactics.
"Arsenal's current style of play is a bit hard to understand. Lin Hao has such strong dribbling ability, but you don't let him break through on the outside, you let him go inside to try and score, and you don't pass the ball on the ground, you pass it high. You have Lacazette, but they have Maguire!"
"Winning a header over Maguire isn't impossible, but it's too difficult, and there's no need for it!"
Saka has the ball on the sideline, facing Wan-Bissaka's defense; it's a duel between two Sakas.
Saka repeatedly tried to lose Wan-Bissaka's balance by using rhythm, but Wan-Bissaka made a precise sliding tackle, sliding the ball out of bounds at Saka's feet.
In the 40th minute of the match, Lin Hao started his run down the wing with the ball. As he started, he passed the ball to Saka, outmaneuvering Wan-Bissaka. Saka then passed the ball back, and the two executed a one-two pass.
Lin Hao moved forward, using a fritter to get past Fred. Fred is the worst player in the Manchester United squad. Lin Hao's speed was not affected at all when he got past him. He made a very beautiful connection and got past Fred with a fritter.
Entering the restricted area, I took a step towards the baseline and moved forward along it, only to find myself surrounded by people.
Lin Hao had a sudden inspiration and shot the ball directly at the goalkeeper's feet. The ball went through De Gea's legs, but it didn't have any spin and bounced off the far post. Lacazette tried to slide in, but De Gea was faster and caught the ball.
Wow, that's so close to scoring!
This impenetrable defense is too difficult to break.
The restricted area was packed with people; there was simply no space.
In the 45th minute, just before first-half stoppage time, Manchester United had a counter-attack opportunity. Maguire sent a long pass to Rashford on the wing. Rashford dribbled forward at high speed and passed the ball across to Pogba.
Pogba received the ball and passed it to Green with the outside of his foot. Green stopped abruptly, dribbled past him, and took a shot, but Leno made a diving save, pushing the ball out of bounds.
The corner kick was taken, Pogba headed the ball towards goal, but Leno made another save.
The first half ended with the score tied at 0-0. The two teams were practically playing each other poorly in the first half, but there were still some redeeming qualities.
Manchester United's strengths are undoubtedly their solid defense, which didn't give Arsenal many opportunities. However, their counter-attacks were poor, mainly because they couldn't win second balls!
Arsenal's success stemmed from their excellent control of second balls, the performance of defender Gabriel, and the outstanding play of goalkeeper Leno.
In the second half, the two sides switched sides and started the game. At the beginning of the game, Lin Hao and Saka launched a lightning attack.
Lin Hao dribbles forward, Pogba comes to defend, Lin Hao flicks the ball over Pogba's head, and on the other side Saka takes over and advances forward.
Lin Hao sped up, making a forward run into the flank, and Saka chipped the ball over him. At that moment, Lin Hao felt his heart skip a beat. "Don't chip the ball over!"
But the pass was quite accurate, landing right on Lin Hao's head, and Lin Hao headed it in.
Just as he was about to unload the ball, Lindelof came up in front of him. Lin Hao immediately stepped forward, first holding off Lindelof, then heading the ball, stepping back slightly, and turning to receive the ball again. Maguire came over, and Lin Hao stretched out his foot to flick the ball.
He lobbed the ball up, and at that moment, Lin Hao was facing away from the goal. The ball was lobbed high in front of him, and this situation was caused by a series of coincidences. Lin Hao called this situation the succubus of football, and no one could resist it.
Everyone knew what he was going to do.
Lin Hao jumped from the spot, stretched his body, and executed a bicycle kick.
The ball went straight into the net, and it's in!
Lin Hao scored with a bicycle kick, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead over Manchester United.
The fans at Old Trafford gasped in amazement. With that goal, the ticket price was well worth it. Although it was scored by the opponent, a bicycle kick is a rare feat in the top five leagues, and it was the result of a series of elaborate embroidery moves, a bicycle kick he chose himself.
Puskás, it's his again.
Lin Hao himself was also very excited. This was his first time scoring with a bicycle kick. Lin Hao excitedly ran to the sidelines, made the celebration move he had designed, put his hands on his hips, and looked down at the world with a smile.
The world may still mock me, but I remain invincible!