From the man behind the football king to the football king.

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Defoe and Bruno were already within easy reach. He could see Bruno raising his head to observe the situation behind him, and seemed to lack care for the football at his feet.

This is your chance to steal the ball!
Defoe stretched out his foot to poke, but just as he stretched out his foot, Bruno also moved. His right foot hooked the football on the outside back, and the ball hit the left foot as the supporting foot, causing a line change. , roll forward.

Bruno used his left foot as a support foot to step forward, and his right foot was raised just in time to avoid Defoe's steal. At the same time, he started running forward and slipped between Defoe and Anichebe.

Bruno, who passed two people at once, did not dribble past them again, but directly passed the ball with his feet!

He had already seen it. Just as Defoe stretched out his foot to steal himself, he saw Sunderland's two full-backs rushing up at the same time. They had obviously tasted the sweetness of the previous goal and wanted to continue to use the full-backs to assist. Create opportunities.

Both fists finally came out.

But there was a gap on Sunderland's central axis, and the center goal was wide open!

Bruno looked past the Sunderland players and his teammates, moving forward to catch up with Ibrahimovic. The experienced veteran did not run in a straight line. When he passed the opponent's back, he suddenly made a turn and ran towards the ribs.

Bruno looked further forward, and a scene emerged in his mind: eight meters in front of the ribs, there was a gap. Wherever Ibrahimovic would run, of course he would also be in the entire Sunderland Behind the defense, Sunderland center back Cone, who was closest to him, raised his hand to indicate that Ibrahimovic was offside.

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That scene ended here, and Bruno returned to reality.

He knew this was just what his gut told him, all in one thought. If he had waited until that had actually happened before passing the ball, Ibrahimovic would have been offside after receiving the ball.

So he must pass the football before that, calculate the lead time, estimate how long it will take for Ibrahimovic's running speed to reach that space, and how much force he must use when passing the ball to ensure that the football is accurate. It happened to fall at Ibrahimovic's feet at that moment.

These were also just a matter of a moment, all done when Bruno passed Defoe and Anichebe.

So after passing those two people, he just passed with his feet!
The football jumped high and did not fly towards the center. Instead, it deflected slightly and flew towards the space that would appear in the next second.

After passing the ball, Bruno did not continue to run forward. Regardless of whether the attack could be achieved, it was meaningless for him to run up as other teammates would follow.

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In front of Ibrahimovic, he saw that there was a gap in the ribs of Sunderland's defense due to the assist from the full-back. As long as he ran over, he would be in an undefended position, but by then he was also offside.

It depends on whether Bruno behind him can also realize that there is a space here and pass the ball in advance.

The Swedish forward did not look back, but continued to rush forward, running towards the space that had just appeared in his favor.

When he ran past Koné and ran behind the opponent, there was no other Sunderland player within five meters of him except Koné.

At this moment, he turned around for the second time in the whole process, and a football suddenly appeared in his field of vision, and it was very close to him!
He raised his foot sideways, lightly padded the football flying from behind with his outer instep, and at the same time lowered the foot that had touched the football, guiding the football that had lost its kinetic energy to fall.

When he stopped the football on the ground, Cone behind him raised his arm to indicate that he was offside.

Ibrahimovic ignored him. He didn't even look in the direction of the linesman. Instead, he moved the ball forward and faced the attacking goalkeeper Pickford.

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"Ibrahimovic has received the ball! Long pass from Bruno!"

"The Sunderland players were signaling that he was offside... but the referee didn't say anything!"

Pickford chose to attack as soon as Ibrahimovic received the ball, and then he saw Ibrahimovic rushing over with the ball as well. He thought that the old guy was going to pass him, which gave him a chance to save the ball.

Unexpectedly, Pickford had just taken two steps and saw Ibrahimovic suddenly taking a shot. He was caught off guard!
The football clung to the turf and rolled toward him, but he had no time to make any movement. He could only sink his body in the hope that he could block the shot with his legs together.

But the speed at which he lowered his center of gravity was still not as fast as the speed at which the football flew forward. Before his "gate" could close, the football passed between his legs!
He suddenly felt a chill in his crotch, and the cheers of Manchester United fans came from behind him, mixed with some laughter.

His crotch was pierced, and the main and small doors were passed through at the same time.

Pickford, who was kneeling on the ground, did not fall down. He jumped up from the ground with his arms raised and signaled to the referee that the opponent was offside, but he did not see the linesman raise his flag.

Cone also pulled referee Martin Atkinson and complained to him that Ibrahimovic was definitely offside before scoring.

The referee answered him with a shake of his head.

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"Not offside! Not offside! Ibrahimovic is not offside! Good goal, beautiful!" "Manchester United had just been scored, and they took advantage of this kick-off opportunity to widen the score gap again!"

"Bruno's long pass is very accurate and the timing is very good. It's like a precision-guided missile!"

"Let's take a look at the slow motion... It is indeed not offside. Before Ibrahimovic passed the last defender of Sunderland, Bruno had already passed the ball! The referee saw it very accurately. There is no problem with the ball!"

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Commentators from all over the world spoke up.

Ibrahimovic did not confirm after the goal. After the football entered the goal, he opened his arms and ran to the stands to embrace the fans cheering him.

Bruno, together with other teammates, ran towards Ibrahimovic who scored the goal. He pumped his fist into the stands along the way.

As the ball rolled between Pickford's legs and into the goal, the England Under-21 goalkeeper heard the roar of laughter from some United fans.

Originally, Sunderland thought they had recovered a goal, which meant they saw hope. They were still thinking about pursuing the victory, but Manchester United scored immediately after kick-off, extinguishing their newly ignited hope.

This goal was like rain falling from the sky. It not only extinguished the fire of hope in the hearts of the Sunderland players, but also drenched them into drowned rats, as if mocking their attempts to resist.

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After conceding this goal, Sunderland completely lost hope of winning the game. Although there were more than 20 minutes left before the end of the game, they never posed any threat to Manchester United's goal.

Only their head coach Moyes has not given up yet. He has replaced Tunisia international Hazri and 17-year-old Swedish forward Joel Asolo.

These are the only adjustments Moyes can make offensively.

Sunderland's lineup is stretched thin for Moyes. He didn't even make up the 18-man roster today. There are only 6 players on the bench. In addition to substitute goalkeeper Mannone, there are also Loew, O'Shea, and Hazri. , Asolo and Hahnemann.

Manchester United's old players O'Shea and Hernemann are both defensive midfielders. Loew has already appeared, and Mannone is the goalkeeper. Moyes is the only one who can play.

Among the two, only Hazri is considered to be ready to fight. The young player Joel Asolo has never represented Sunderland in the first team before. He can be included in the squad today only because of Moyes. Unable to find manpower, the manpower drawn from the youth team never imagined that it would become Moyes' hope to win.

Moyes very much hopes that the Swedish teenager can perform a stunning performance as soon as he comes on the court like Rashford in Manchester United last season, saving Sunderland and Moyes.

However, not every young player is Rashford.

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Although Moyes has made personnel adjustments on the offensive end, it is a pity that his players have lost their fighting spirit. Even if he replaces more offensive players, it will be difficult to restore the defeat.

On the contrary, Manchester United got several more scoring opportunities later, but the offensive players failed to grasp it.

The first time was in the 77th minute. Gundogan, who came on as a substitute, made a cross from the right side of the penalty area. Cone blocked the football at the feet of Lingard. The latter shot with his right foot from seven meters away. Gilo Baoji shot. A flying header in the small penalty area saved the ball.

The other time was in the 90th minute, when Bruno intercepted Sunderland midfielder Hazri's breakthrough with the ball, and then handed the ball to Gundogan. Gundogan broke through again from the right side of the penalty area and then made a low pass. Rashford, who also came on as a substitute, made a tackle eight meters in front of the goal, but it hit goalkeeper Pickford.

After this attack, the referee added three minutes to both sides.

In these three minutes, Sunderland made a last effort. They did not want to win, but suddenly put down their burdens and wanted to score another goal.

Unfortunately, Hazri's long-range shot was rubbed by Kanter's thigh, changed the line slightly, and missed the goal post.

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When the shot went wide, referee Martin Atkinson also blew the whistle for the end of the game.

"The game is over! Manchester United achieved an unquestionable victory at their home court! Bruno had a goal and a direct assist in this game, and he also initiated the team's second goal... It's really Excellent performance! The live TV broadcast also focused on him. It seems that he is the best player in this game!"

"Bruno scored another goal, raising his number of goals in 2016 to 75, tying the record of 1958 goals in a single season set by the king Pele in 75. In front of him, there is only one single goal left. Gerd Muller, who scored 85 goals in a natural year, and Messi, who scored 91 goals!”

"The number of goals Bruno directly participated in in 2016 has been increased to 120 goals, including 75 goals and 45 assists!"

(End of this chapter)