After completing the side volley hook shot, Fly fell from mid-air onto the grass and saw that his helpless, last-resort shot had flukily flown into the goal. He immediately got up and sprinted to the sideline to celebrate and cheer.
The Arsenal players also swarmed forward, placing their hands all over Fly's body.
"Brother, you're too Fxxking strong! Look at the stunned Rio Ferdinand, you've directly turned the Premier League's best-ever defender into a block of wood," Wilshere shouted excitedly into Fly's ear.
Faced with being surrounded by large men, Fly could only quickly high-five them one by one, then wave his arms towards the Arsenal fan section, and finally blow a kiss to Taylor in the VIP box.
Manchester United fans silently watched the replay on the big screen, while the Arsenal away fans chanted "Ice Throne" in unison.
The broadcast camera focused on Taylor, showing the heart she had drawn on the glass with lipstick solidifying in the cold.
The match restarted, and Manchester United went into crazy mode.
In the following few minutes, Manchester United's high press was very fierce and created two very threatening attacks in Arsenal's half.
Fortunately, Szczęsny played brilliantly and saved both shots.
Sir Alex Ferguson on the sideline watched the clock tick down and was the first to become restless, quickly making substitutions.
"Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has made a substitution. He has brought on the 37-year-old Giggs, replacing midfielder Anderson."
"If Giggs comes on, Rooney will definitely be playing as the center forward. Let's see the effect of this substitution."
The 68th minute of the match.
Giggs, with his old skills still sharp, received the ball on the wing. Facing Clichy's defense, he made a highly rhythmic cut inside and played a short pass into the Arsenal penalty area.
Rooney was tightly marked by Koscielny when he received the ball and was forced to lay it back to the overlapping Carrick.
The former interim Manchester United manager curled a shot, the ball arcing with inward spin, only for Szczęsny to tip it out with his fingertips.
The 71st minute of the match.
Nasri tripped Park Ji-sung during a tackle in the middle and was shown a yellow card by the Main Referee.
Seeing this, Wenger didn't hesitate and immediately brought on Van Persie, replacing Nasri.
After Van Persie came on, Arsenal instantly switched to a 4-3-3 formation, with the front three being Fly, Van Persie, and Walcott.
The 74th minute of the match.
Manchester United launched a counter-attack, Fletcher played a through ball to Giggs on the right.
The moment Giggs received the ball, he performed a touch and go, beating Clichy's defense. He then hit a low drive, the ball speeding along the grass towards the center of the Arsenal penalty area.
Szczęsny was hesitating whether to come out for the ball, which was neither too far nor too close, when the stocky Rooney held off Koscielny's interference and nudged the ball to the left side of the box with his right leg.
The rapidly overlapping Nani met the rolling ball with a close-range shot. Szczęsny was powerless against this shot, and the ball flew into the net, sending up a spray of white.
"Referee, he was offside!" Varane and Sagna both raised their hands, indicating Nani was offside.
However, Main Referee Atkinson, seeing that the linesman had not raised his flag, still blew his whistle to signal a valid goal.
Immediately, Varane and Sagna became agitated and rushed forward to protest to the Main Referee.
Wenger on the sideline was even more furious, roaring at the Fourth Official.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson was no ordinary coach; he would never stand by and watch Wenger run wild at Old Trafford.
What if the referee ultimately changed the decision due to Wenger's pressure? Wouldn't Manchester United suffer a huge loss?
Thinking of this, Sir Alex Ferguson immediately strode over to Wenger and said to Arsène Wenger, "Arsène, don't be unreasonable. On the field, everything must follow the Main Referee's arrangements."
Hearing this, Wenger retorted sarcastically, "Alex, you are the least qualified person in the entire Premier League to say that. Isn't pressuring the Main Referee what you are best at?"
"In the past, every time Manchester United didn't get a favorable call, they would start complaining. In reality, we all know that Manchester United is the team in England that receives the most favorable treatment from referees..."
Before Wenger could finish, he was interrupted by the Fourth Official, "Mr. Arsène, please mind your words and actions. If you continue to make groundless slanders against our referee team, we have the right to send you to the stands."
Ultimately, it was only under the persuasion of the assistant coach that Wenger relented.
As for the Arsenal players on the field, they were already crowded together with the Manchester United players. If the Main Referee hadn't pulled them apart, they might have started fighting.
"Stop, Stop!!!"
"If anyone here continues to be unreasonable, I will show you a red card and send you off directly."
Atkinson's gaze was fixed on Varane and Sagna when he said this, clearly directing the words at the two of them.
Finally, under Koscielny's persuasion, Varane and Sagna could only give up.
Meanwhile, Nani's offside goal had sparked a heated debate among commentators on platforms broadcasting the match worldwide.
In East Asia's New Sports live broadcast room, james and Larry both questioned the offside goal:
"Nani's goal was completely offside. Did the linesman not see it? Through the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see that the moment Rooney passed the ball, Nani was in an offside position."
"Without a doubt, this goal should have been disallowed. The Main Referee's decision is clearly a major misjudgment."
This offside goal also ignited the fans watching the match—
[Haha, the Premier League referee team is at it again. To be fair, things like this happening to Manchester United are just too normal.]
[Hehe, the pure and innocent Arsenal are starting again. You are always the ones who suffer losses, you are always the cleanest. Anyway, no matter who the opponent is, Arsenal is always the one who suffers!]
[I don't want to talk about much else, I just want to ask, wasn't this goal offside? How blind do you have to be not to see it?]
[Atkinson, hehe... One of the Premier League's four blind men. I knew this guy officiating a match would be a mess.]
[A perfectly good peak showdown ruined by the referee. Disgusting!]
[Holy crap, look at Fly's eyes, like he wants to kill someone. I feel like Manchester United is in trouble.]
[...]
After Nani equalized the score with an offside goal, the broadcast camera immediately focused on Fly.
Fly's eyes were filled with murderous intent, like a demon god from the Nine Nether Hells, ready to destroy the world.
Fly knew that the Premier League had intervened. They didn't want the League season to lose suspense so quickly, so they had to ensure Arsenal didn't win this match.
Otherwise, Manchester United would be 18 points behind Arsenal with a game in hand, a gap that would be very difficult to close.
In the eyes of the Premier League, it was best if Manchester United won this match, or at least secured a draw. The only thing they couldn't allow was for Arsenal to win.
Otherwise, the Premier League season wouldn't be very interesting.
Fly was very clear about what these fat-headed guys were thinking.
They want him to hand over a victory that was within his grasp? Impossible!
The Premier League's pig-headed officials didn't want Arsenal to win, so he would make sure Arsenal won!
With Fly's personality, if his reverse scale was truly touched, he would definitely go on a rampage.
Fly hadn't seen any related attributes for this trait through the system, but he was certain such a thing existed.
He even wondered if he was a character in a novel, with a natural protagonist's halo, always able to unconditionally 'explode' in adverse situations.
This 'explosion' had existed even before he had the system.
Shaking his head, Fly forced himself not to think too much. There was only one thing he needed to care about now, and that was crushing Manchester United!
He would give those fat-headed Premier League officials a few resounding slaps.
The 78th minute of the match.
When Van Persie received Fabregas's through ball and turned, the ball bounced irregularly due to the temperature difference, almost escaping his control.
Before Vidic could intercept, Van Persie swept the ball to the left.
Meeting the rolling ball, Fly faked a shot and cut back, deceiving the charging Rio Ferdinand. He then used the tip of his foot to chip the ball, which arced over the fingertips of the rushing Van der Sar, hit the underside of the crossbar, and sent ice shards raining down like sleet.
"Tsk, what a shame..."
Seeing his clever chip shot had gone over Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar's fingertips but was ultimately denied by the crossbar, Fly couldn't help but feel regret.
The 83rd minute of the match.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Wenger made substitutions almost simultaneously.
Sir Alex Ferguson replaced the exhausted Carrick with "Dimitar Berbatov", while Wenger replaced the slightly uncomfortable Fabregas with Rosicky.
The 86th minute of the match.
Rosicky, who had just come on, received a lay-off from Van Persie and hit a threatening long-range shot, which Van der Sar brilliantly saved.
Arsenal won their sixth corner kick of the match.
Since Nasri and Fabregas had both been substituted, Clichy took the corner kick.
Facing the crowded penalty area, Clichy played a short corner with the overlapping Wilshere.
Wilshere received the ball and immediately passed it to the edge of the penalty area.
Rosicky, who had been waiting there, faced the charging Park Ji-sung. He faked a shot and cut back, beating Park Ji-sung, then played a through ball into the penalty area.
Van Persie received the ball with his back to goal but didn't have time to shoot before Rio Ferdinand poked the ball away from his feet.
Fortunately, Alexandre Song came forward in time to control the ball, preventing Manchester United from gaining possession.
However, Song was surrounded by three Manchester United players when he got the ball, so he could only quickly pass it back to an Arsenal player outside the box.
Wilshere received the ball and changed direction, beating Rooney's defense. Before the stocky player could engage in a physical challenge, he poked the ball with his toe towards the left byline of the penalty area.
Fly appeared like a ghost. After receiving the ball near the byline, he didn't make any adjustments and immediately unleashed a blast from a near-zero angle.
Perhaps it was the protagonist's halo effect, or perhaps there was another reason, but Fly's highly unreasonable zero-angle shot didn't fly wide; instead, it hit within the goal frame.
The ball grazed the left post and flew towards the right post, hit the inside of the right post, and bounced onto the goal line. Just as Van der Sar was preparing to cover the ball with his body, Van Persie suddenly emerged from the crowd and used his knee to nudge the bouncing ball on the goal line into the net...