Chapter 523: Double Kill Gunner, Manchester United Tops the Premier League in Round 30

"3, 2, 1!"

"Let's go!!!"

Tang Ye and his teammates walked out of the locker room together.

"Rod, do you think I should apologize to Özil?"

Tang Ye whispered to Rodri.

Once the Bible video spreads, it will definitely have a huge impact on Özil's reputation.

And as the founder of the Bible, ggbond is naturally the chief culprit!

"No need, right?"

Rodri displayed an attitude of complete indifference: "Trash-talking is perfectly normal; this is professional sports. I even cursed at people from Liwupu before, and I didn't apologize."

Mm.

Feeling that his little brother Rod made a lot of sense, Tang Ye nodded slightly.

Alright, then no apology.

"eonyouarsenal-yeahyouarethehotstuff (Go Arsenal—ah, you are the title favorites)"

"keeptellingusweareboring-wewilljustkeeponscoringnow! (You've been telling us until we're sick of it—'We will just keep scoring from now on'!)"

As they emerged from the player tunnel, the home fans' chants greeted them.

It was also through exchanging words with his teammates that Tang Ye learned Arsenal faced a difficult struggle this season to secure a Champions League spot.

Chelsea, Spurs, and Arsenal were three teams fighting for the Premier League's final Champions League qualification slot.

Considering that Chelsea and Spurs currently held the lead, the time left for Arsenal was indeed running short.

Unfortunately, Arsenal stood on the opposite side of Manchester United; if they wanted to help Mancheng thwart Manchester United, they would inevitably face the crusade of Grandmaster GG.

Grandmaster GG was cold-blooded and ruthless!

The second half began!

Time reached the 62nd minute, and the camera focused on Tang Ye, who was preparing to take the free kick.

Only after the camera zoomed in did fans in front of their televisions notice that light rain had started falling at the stadium.

Moreover, judging by Tang Ye's soaked hair, this rain must have been coming down for quite some time.

"Tang Ye..."

"Preparing to take this free kick!"

Breaking into a run-up, Tang Ye was already ready.

Bang!

A volley struck the ball, sending it soaring to its highest point before beginning its descent.

Leno made a save, but unfortunately, it proved ineffective.

Goal!

"Goal!"

"Tang Ye scores directly from the free kick!"

The score became 3:0.

Tang Ye ran out to celebrate, only to discover with surprise that his teammates were still standing in place.

What was going on?

Not understanding what had happened, Tang Ye slowly reduced his pace.

Aubameyang shouted loudly at the referee.

"Indirect free kick, this is an indirect free kick!"

Tang Ye naturally heard what Aubameyang was shouting.

Recalling the gesture the referee had made when calling the foul just moments ago.

It was indeed an indirect free kick, no mistake.

Hiss—

Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye pulled up his jersey to wipe the rainwater near his eyes.

Actually, there wasn't much water on his face; he just needed to perform some action to mask his current embarrassment.

On the substitutes' bench, the great Manchester United manager covered his forehead with his hand.

He said nothing, because he no longer knew what he should say.

Check Dongqiu Di live match report: Tang Ye scores directly from an indirect free kick, subsequently ruled invalid by the referee.

【"Direct Goal from an Indirect Free Kick"】

【"How did my Tang Tang Qiuwang lose his head?"】

【"Will this goal be disallowed? That must be at least 30-plus meters out?"】

【"Referee, don't you want to live anymore?"】

【"Suggest ggbond slip the referee five pounds, then the goal would count"】

"Damn it"

"It doesn't count directly?"

Tang Ye held his head in his hands, asking his teammates if there was any way to handle this situation.

Such a handsome long-range shot scoring a goal would be such a pity if it were simply disallowed like this.

However, there was no chance for redemption.

Tang Ye had committed a fundamental error; this ball absolutely could not be shot directly at the goal.

"Booo!!!"

From the stands, the fans unleashed fierce mockery at the Master.

The Master was indeed strong; his free kicks were top-tier in the Premier League.

But then again.

The Master hadn't quite grasped the rules; he had displayed his ability at the wrong moment.

Rashford patted Tang Ye on the back with his hand: "Impressive."

This "impressive" was certainly not sarcasm. Tang Ye's long-range free kick just now could truly be described as stunning.

It was just a pity that the goal didn't count.

As the match entered the 65th minute of the second half, Ten Hag made his first substitution of the game.

"Greenwood comes on for Ye He!"

"Hmm, this is the second time this season Ten Hag has brought on Greenwood in a crucial match."

"Yes, this young player has performed well in the last few games; having a strong weaker foot is far too important for a winger in a top league."

Upon entering the field, Greenwood handed Tang Ye a small note, and the two high-fived.

"Go for it!"

Tang Ye gave Greenwood a thumbs-up.

As a midfielder, his judgment of a forward's abilities was extremely precise.

In Tang Ye's view, Greenwood's talent was at least one level higher than Ye He's, making him a player very much worth cultivating.

A few minutes after Greenwood came on, Manchester United committed frequent errors on the wings, allowing Arsenal to easily seize the opportunity.

Xhaka crosses from a 45-degree angle!

Smack!

McTominay leaps up and blocks the ball Xhaka just kicked.

"Wow!"

Young people's imagination is truly awesome; McTominay's interception stunned the fans on site.

However, possession remained under Arsenal's control.

Ramsey dribbles forward for a distance on his own.

A through pass goes forward to Niles!

Niles drives down the baseline!

Smack!

The cross from the baseline is delivered; this time Ashley Young is responsible for the interception, but Ashley Young's luck isn't good, and his outstretched foot fails to touch the ball.

It goes into the penalty area, where Lacazette controls it!

Lacazette stops the ball abruptly with a feint, tricking Bailly.

Then he mimics a shooting motion, fooling De Gea!

And then passes to Aubameyang!

From this position, if Aubameyang gets the ball, he will inevitably take a shot,

so Smalling can no longer worry about the consequences...

He sticks out his leg and directly trips the Arsenal striker.

"Oh!!!"

False whistles blown by the home fans ring out from the stands.

Unsurprisingly, due to Smalling's foul, Arsenal is awarded a penalty.

Aubameyang, who won the penalty, steps up to take it himself.

While Aubameyang was juggling the ball inside the penalty area, Tang Ye was watching from outside.

Don't score, don't score...

Bang!

"Goooo——aaaa——lllll!!!"

For a penalty expert like Aubameyang, there is absolutely no chance of missing in such a moment.

The ball is in!

Just as the match entered the 70th minute, Arsenal equalized thanks to the penalty opportunity!

A penalty goal from Aubameyang!

Inside the penalty area, the Manchester United players hang their heads and sigh.

There was truly nothing to be done about this goal, so De Gea had no intention of blaming Smalling.

The score becomes 2:1.

The two-goal gap narrows to one, and now the Arsenal players' attitude toward the match has changed.

Hmm...

Is there really a chance to draw with Manchester United?

This season, Manchester United has only drawn three matches; if Arsenal could join that group, it would be extremely helpful for their upcoming fight for a Champions League spot.

Neither Chelsea nor Tottenham managed to draw with Manchester United!

"Arsenal!"

Bang bang!

"Victory!"

Bang bang! Bang bang bang!

The fans' excitement is rising.

Next, it's up to the Arsenal players on the pitch to make their move.

Emery called Özil over to the touchline, along with Lacazette standing beside Özil.

"We need to attack their left flank, the side where Ashley Young is; that's their weak point."

"You should be able to see that Ashley Young isn't in good form; that's an opportunity we must seize!"

Özil and Lacazette wore serious expressions.

For Arsenal right now, every single point matters immensely.

Stepping over Manchester United's corpse to enter the Champions League zone.

Arsenal is the star of the show today!

Tang Ye stood with hands on hips, watching the referee urge the Arsenal players back onto the pitch.

"It's not Rod... what are they laughing at..."

Tang Ye bit the nail of his thumb.

Those naive Arsenal players actually thought they were going to win.

That is absolutely, absolutely wrong!

Ashley Young and Bailly combined in the defensive third, ending with Bailly winning the ball from Lacazette.

"Beautiful!"

A very fine defensive play; this maneuver by Manchester United earned praise from both the commentators and the fans.

After gaining possession, Bailly immediately surged forward, attempting to create passing space.

"Ahead, ahead!"

Tang Ye shouted for Greenwood to run faster, while McTominay also moved into position.

Glancing left and right, he roughly assessed the positions of the surrounding defenders.

Özil tried to mark Tang Ye closely, but McTominay blocked him directly.

The Scottish lad was built like a tank; the frail Özil simply had no way around him.

Tang Ye received the ball easily and immediately played a through pass.

Passing the ball to Martial, who had just come on!

Anthony Martial!

Martial accelerated forward, while Papastathopoulos kept retreating.

Running all the way to near the byline, Martial didn't continue forward, as he indeed lacked the confidence to dribble past the defender directly.

He passed sideways to Ale in the center.

Ale passed the ball back to Martial!

This back-and-forth seemed to achieve no meaningful advance.

However...

Martial and Ale never planned to launch a direct attack in the first place.

They were waiting for their teammates behind them!

Rodri rushed up at full speed, took the ball directly from under Martial's feet, and then dribbled wildly toward the left byline.

To deny the defenders any chance to touch him, Rodri ran incredibly fast.

Half the ball went out of bounds, but fortunately, Rodri managed to keep it in play at the last moment.

"Hey!"

Running up from the center, Tang Ye reached out his hand toward Rodri.

Slap!

A cutback cross, delivered decisively toward Tang Ye.

"Get in!"

Urging Greenwood to cut inside into the penalty area, Tang Ye ran toward the landing spot.

While preparing to receive the ball, he constantly monitored the positions of Ale and Greenwood.

Keeping his eyes on Greenwood, Tang Ye controlled the ball.

He flicked the ball with his right foot, feinting a long-range shot!

Koscielny dove to block, but Tang Ye simply stopped the ball dead with his foot.

He poked the ball into the penalty area with his toe.

The ball arrived in the box.

The one controlling it was...

Greenwood!

Slap!

A left-footed push shot!

Greenwood very intelligently chose to aim for the left post.

Leno dove out but failed to get a touch on the ball.

Goal!

A goal from Greenwood!

"Haha, this is Greenwood's first goal for the Manchester United first team!"

Greenwood's first-team debut goal naturally holds extraordinary significance.

Worth mentioning is that after this goal, Tang Ye also completed his hat-trick of assists for this match.

【Assist hat-trick achieved. You have gained 40 extra Counterattack Points.】

"Roar!!!!"

He roared toward the home fans' stand together with Greenwood.

"Haha, Mason!"

An excited Tang Ye lifted Greenwood straight up.

At this moment, Greenwood's mind was also completely blank.

It was just a pity that today was not a Manchester United home match; otherwise, Greenwood, having scored his first-team debut goal, would surely have received cheers from the Manchester United fans!

"Phew..."

The Arsenal players stood in their respective positions.

The match was approaching the 80th minute, and Arsenal trailed by a full two goals.

Five minutes ago, Arsenal still had a chance to counter-kill Manchester United and create a miracle.

But now they had no chance left.

GG Master's three assists had killed everything.

"Aubameyang, passes to Özil!"

"Özil passes again to Xhaka!"

"Xhaka goes directly for a long-range shot!"

"Sigh, it was way off. If that's the case, then Arsenal should have no chance at all in this match."

"..."

"Beep, beep-beep!!!"

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Tang Ye delivers three consecutive assist bombs, Greenwood scores his first-team debut goal, Manchester United defeats Arsenal 3:1 away, maintaining a perfect record in the March league matches. (Comment count: 39,789)

"3, 2, 1!"

"Vamos!!!"

Tang Ye and Rodri shouted loudly together.

Subsequently, Tang Ye and Rashford accepted the awards for MVP and Player of the Month for February, respectively.

"Come on, Marcus!"

Tang Ye clinked his trophy against Rashford's.

It was a pity that the Premier League MVP trophy and the Player of the Month trophy could not hold water; otherwise, he would definitely have shared a proper toast with Marcus.

Walking side by side with Rashford, Tang Ye greatly enjoyed the current state of affairs.

In the past, only he alone could win a trophy.

When his teammates won trophies, he himself had none in hand.

Now two trophies were just right, one for him and one for Marcus.

The Cat and Mouse duo was also the Trophy duo; together they had won the super trophies representing honor!

In a post-match interview, Ten Hag revealed that De Jong's injury was improving and that he had participated in combined training with Manchester United's reserve team half a week ago.

"Manchester United's goal remains first place in the league; right now we are very confident, and I feel we are not far from the top," Ten Hag told reporters during the interview.

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Premier League Standings (Round 30 not yet fully concluded):

1. Manchester United, 79 points.

2. Mancheng, 76 points. (One match fewer played)

3. Liwupu, 75 points.

4. Chelsea, 55 points.

5. Tottenham, 52 points. (One match fewer played)

It is now the 10th round of the Premier League season; this season's fierce "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has officially entered its final stage.

Liwupu paid the price for their mistakes; under the same condition of 30 matches played, Manchester United's arch-rivals have already fallen 4 points behind the first-place team.

They even have 1 point less than Mancheng, who have played one match fewer!

Of course, Manchester United's focus is no longer on Liwupu; what they are concerned about now is Mancheng.

Currently, Mancheng has played one match fewer, trails Manchester United by 3 points, but has 2 more goal difference.

Hmm...

If Mancheng can defeat Tottenham in the Round 30 match, then at the end of Round 30, Mancheng will still be first in the Premier League.

But!

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Two consecutive defeats! After exiting the Champions League, Mancheng loses 0:1 away to Tottenham; at the end of Round 30, the Blue Moon hands over first place in the Premier League. (Comment count: 46,233)

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