Chapter 767: C. Ronaldo's Hat-Trick, Burnley Becomes the Pitiful Underdog

【Manchester United is starting to bully people now.】

【What do you mean bully? Burnley is just weak, plain and simple.】

【Looking forward to Tang Tang Qiuwang's hat-trick.】

【Send Tang Ye over to their side; give us, the newly promoted team, some balance.】

35th minute!

Greenwood pulled out to the wing.

But he was locked down by Taylor and Gudmundsson, temporarily finding no chance to break out.

With no other choice, Greenwood could only shield the ball himself and wait for teammates to support.

"Go, go, go!"

Tang Ye signaled for C. Ronaldo to move over, while he himself stayed in the center.

Noticing B. Fernandes right nearby, Tang Ye switched his train of thought.

B. Fernandes moved to the center, while Tang Ye and C. Ronaldo both went to support Greenwood.

Including Wan-Bissaka, there were currently three players supporting Greenwood.

"Spread out!"

Ten Hag shouted.

Unable to find suitable space, Greenwood chose to use his body to bump into the defenders.

Seize the opportunity and pass back!

Possession came to Wan-Bissaka's feet.

Just then, Wan-Bissaka saw Tang Ye raising his hand and decisively made the pass.

The defenders turned and ran toward Tang Ye.

!

Swish swish!

Shifting sideways to create space, Tang Ye passed to C. Ronaldo, then curved around the defenders to run forward.

C. Ronaldo didn't stop the ball either; from a sideways stance, he successfully executed a heel flick to pass the ball to Tang Ye.

"Beautiful!"

"Perfect combination!"

"Wow!!"

Receiving the ball set up by C. Ronaldo, Tang Ye charged straight toward the goal.

Rashford reached out!

Tang Ye swung his right leg.

Pretending to pass, he actually cut the ball toward the baseline.

Pa!

The cross was delivered!

Inside the penalty area, it was B. Fernandes!

B. Fernandes was stuck tight against Benjamin, who had tracked back to defend.

Raising his foot to prepare for a shot!

Pa!

Benjamin touched the ball first, but his kick directly sent it into his own goal.

"Oh my!"

"Goal!!!"

"That's an own goal by a Burnley defender!"

"4:0!!!"

B. Fernandes did not get hold of the ball.

But it didn't matter.

Because Benjamin had seized the opportunity for B. Fernandes, clearing the ball with one kick straight into his own net.

"Boooo!!!"

Benjamin was met with mockery from the Manchester United fans.

The Burnley defender stood in the penalty area; he was already too embarrassed to make eye contact with his teammates.

Tang Ye raised both his hands, and the camera focused on his face.

"Good job! (Well done!)"

C. Ronaldo spread his arms and gave Tang Ye a hug.

"..."

Burnley's situation was getting worse and worse; they started with a 4-4-2 formation, but now they were directly playing a 5-5-0.

Yet even so, they seemed incredibly powerless on the field.

The worst part was that the Manchester United bench was crowded with players; Mata, Lin Lin Jiade, and Dembélé were all eager to move.

Ending this celebration, the Manchester United players walked together toward their own half.

C. Ronaldo briefly greeted the fans in the stands, then shifted his gaze back to Tang Ye.

"..."

After hesitating for about three or four seconds, C. Ronaldo walked over, placed a hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, lowered his head, and whispered, "Assists. I need more chances. I'm in great form today."

Hm?

Tang Ye turned his head, somewhat surprised that Cristiano Ronaldo would say such things on the field.

Could this be considered a form of compromise?

Hmm...

Tang Ye wasn't clear on what other meaning lay behind Cristiano Ronaldo's words.

But since a teammate claimed to be in good form, Tang Ye, as the distributor, would simply deliver more passes to them.

Tang Ye acted quickly; just five minutes after Cristiano Ronaldo made that statement, he found a suitable opportunity for the Portuguese player.

An indirect free kick crossed directly into the box, coordinating with Cristiano Ronaldo's heading ability.

Boom!

"Gooo——aaaa——lllll!!!"

"A brace!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo!!"

As the Manchester United fans in the stands quickly raised their hands, Cristiano Ronaldo slid on his knees toward the corner flag.

"Roar——!!!!"

"..."

Halftime report: Manchester United leads Burnley by a wide margin of 5:0; Tang Ye contributed two assists and forced an own goal, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace, showing excellent form.

"Wow!!"

Bang!

Bruno Fernandes kicked the locker room door open, venting his excited emotions with a loud roar.

Tang Ye and the other players followed him inside; they were not startled by the sound of Bruno Fernandes kicking the door, because whenever Manchester United held a commanding lead, someone on the team would always step up to kick the door open—a phenomenon everyone had long grown accustomed to.

"That was too easy."

Tang Ye shook his hands and returned to his seat to eat.

"They're too weak!"

Dembélé pointed at Tang Ye.

"What are you talking about? Did you even play?"

"I was resting!"

Dembélé argued defensively.

"Then if you're resting, maybe you shouldn't be shouting so much."

Tang Ye emphasized Dembélé's role as a bystander today.

"I wasn't shouting; I just meant that if I had played today, the score would surely be more than 5:0 by now."

"Haha! Go away, go away!"

De Jong pushed Dembélé aside.

Dembélé knew he wouldn't get a chance to play in the second half, so he wanted to chat with Tang Ye for a while.

Having taken only two steps, he spotted Cristiano Ronaldo walking toward Tang Ye and stopped again.

"..."

Just as Dembélé had guessed, Cristiano Ronaldo sat down beside Tang Ye.

Well, the matter of chatting could wait for later.

"Tom!"

Cristiano Ronaldo fist-bumped Tang Ye: "Great free kick; I rarely saw free-kick crosses like that at Juventus, but standing here, it feels like I see them every day."

"Oh! Thanks!"

Tang Ye raised his hand and shared another fist bump with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo's remarks reminded Tang Ye of this past summer, when the Portuguese player had also praised him repeatedly, though at that time Cristiano Ronaldo had not yet returned to Manchester United.

It felt somewhat strange...

But he didn't know how to express it.

Oh, right!

Suddenly realizing something, Tang Ye had an epiphany.

Having scored a brace in the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo now had two goals to his name.

One more goal would make it a hat trick!

"Your form today is indeed very good."

Tang Ye said.

Leaning against the cabinet, Cristiano Ronaldo acted as if it were only natural: "Indeed a bit; I can feel it myself."

He turned his head to look at Tang Ye's eyes, but just as Tang Ye's gaze shifted toward him, he looked away again, avoiding eye contact with the Manchester United midfielder.

"Perhaps I can score another one in the second half, if luck is on my side."

"... I think you can."

"Haha!"

Cristiano Ronaldo stood up and fist-bumped Tang Ye: "Let's go!"

"Yeah, let's go."

While Tang Ye and Cristiano Ronaldo were chatting, many Manchester United players, including Fan Fan Dejiahe, watched from nearby.

Although they couldn't hear clearly what Cristiano Ronaldo and Tang Ye were discussing, it was certain that the two were getting along quite well at the moment.

This was good news for Manchester United.

Yes, that was indeed the case.

Fan Fan Dejiahe nodded gently and turned his head, wanting to see Ten Hag's reaction.

Instead, he found Ten Hag frowning, staring at Cristiano Ronaldo with a fierce gaze.

"..."

"Hey!"

Fan Fan Dejiahe patted Ten Hag on the body: "Erik, focus!"