Gerrard pushed a through ball forward, the football skimming across the grass towards the net, incredibly fast, aiming for the gap between Smalling and Phil Jones!

"This is Liverpool's counterattack—!!"

Amidst the commentator's drawn-out exclamation, Smalling and Phil Jones both lunged for the ball, but Gerrard's pass was sudden and fast. They didn't have time to react, and the ball zipped between them.

Jones reacted slightly faster than Smalling, at least managing a sliding tackle, hoping to block the ball. But the football flew past his feet, whistling close to the ground!

"Jones missed it!"

Smalling turned around and saw Chen Hero's back in front of him. He immediately raised his hand to signal to the referee, to the linesman, that Chen Hero was offside!

But he didn't hear any whistle from the referee, instead, he heard a chorus of boos from the stands. Mixed in with those boos, he could clearly hear fear!

"Hero is not offside! Not at all! This is a golden opportunity. Gerrard's pass cuts through the Man United defense, Hero's clever late run—they have a chance to seal the victory!!"

The atmosphere at the stadium reached fever pitch. The Man United fans in the stands booed wildly, hoping to disturb Chen Hero, even if it only made his knees buckle a little, they would consider it a success.

Also in the stands, Liverpool fans stood up from their seats, waving their fists and shouting as loudly as they could: "Go—Hero! Charge ahead!!!"

The commentators in the commentary box were also roaring at the top of their lungs, because if they didn't, they wouldn't be able to hear themselves!

What the TV viewers ultimately heard was a sudden, massive uproar and the commentators' frantic commentary.

"This is a great chance for Liverpool!"

"Hero! Hero… Hero! Hero Hero Hero Hero Hero Hero—"

"Not offside! Not offside! Hero is not offside!"

"Hero gets the ball, he's dribbling forward, a one-on-one! Fantastic!!"

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At the same time, at the stadium, Martin O'Neill lifted his backside, leaned forward, and stared intently at the field.

Not only him, but everyone around him was doing almost the same thing.

Next to them, the old Sir Alex Ferguson stopped chewing his gum, his eyes fixed on Chen Hero's back, his expression unusually serious!

On the field, when they saw Chen Hero receive the ball, the two Liverpool wingers, Gareth Bale and Sanchez, who had been sprinting forward, stopped. They knew that it was no longer their show, and they just needed to watch from behind.

Everyone's eyes were on Chen Hero.

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David de Gea's eyes were also fixed on Chen Hero. He had already abandoned his goal and was rushing towards Chen Hero very quickly.

Chen Hero had also dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

The two were rapidly approaching each other!

Generally speaking, in a one-on-one situation, the closer you get to the goalkeeper, the higher the difficulty of shooting and the lower the scoring rate. Because when the two sides are too close, the goalkeeper can block most of the angles.

So De Gea desperately increased his speed to rush towards Chen Hero. Only when the distance between him and Chen Hero was close enough, would the huge empty goal behind him be safe.

But Chen Hero was not in a hurry to shoot. He even slowed down, as if waiting for De Gea.

He wanted to get past the goalkeeper!

De Gea lunged over, and Chen Hero raised his right foot, feigning a shot.

Under normal circumstances, the goalkeeper would immediately pounce on the ball and then be easily dribbled past by the striker, who would then put the ball into the empty net.

But De Gea didn't pounce on the ball, he just quickly lowered his center of gravity, opened his arms to both sides, and opened his body, trying to maximize the defensive area as much as possible. This was the most secure way to defend, so that he wouldn’t be fooled by the opponent's shooting feint.

When the opposing striker realizes that his feint has not worked, he will suddenly panic. In this state of mind, it is often difficult for them to make any high-quality moves. Many strikers will choose to take a hasty shot, pinning all their hopes on luck.

But the result of doing so is often that the football is bravely saved by the goalkeeper.

So, a one-on-one contest is not about technique, but about psychology. Whoever keeps his cool wins!

De Gea kept his cool and was not fooled by Chen Hero's feint. He felt that he had already won a large part of the battle.

Moreover, the guy on the opposite side seemed a little flustered... He certainly didn't expect that he hadn't fallen for his feint!

Seeing that his feint had failed, Chen Hero quickly made the next move—he pulled the ball back.

He pulled the football from in front of De Gea to in front of himself, but in order to avoid De Gea, his center of gravity leaned back very hard, and his whole body was almost parallel to the ground.

Under such movements, it would be good enough for him to maintain his balance, so there was no need to expect any follow-up actions. It seemed that he was bound to lose this ball!

This was also why De Gea felt that Chen Hero was flustered.

But then something unbelievable happened to De Gea!

Chen Hero, with his body leaning back so much, suddenly raised his right foot again, and then took a very quick...chip shot!

His right foot was like a shovel, inserted between the football and the ground, scooping the football up, and then he raised his knee, and flicked his toes, flicking the football off his instep!

The football flew over De Gea's head like this!

De Gea's hands were now open on both sides of his body, making it impossible for him to swing them up to stop the ball. At the same time, his center of gravity was lowered—this was originally to prevent Chen Hero from scoring a nutmeg goal, but now it became his disadvantage.

Because his center of gravity was too low, he couldn't even use the action of arching his back and raising his head to make a last-ditch effort. What’s more, because he lowered his center of gravity, Chen Hero didn't actually need to chip the ball too high to get it over his head...

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"A chip shot?!"

After seeing Chen Hero's shot, many commentators were surprised and doubtful. They couldn't believe their eyes!

At such a close distance to the goalkeeper, and in a situation where he had completely lost his balance, Chen Hero actually took a rather difficult chip shot!

Although everyone thought that a chip shot was the only way to get past goalkeeper De Gea and still have a chance to land in the goal, there was also a greater chance that he would either not chip it high enough and be blocked by De Gea's face or body, or that he would chip it off course and too high, ultimately sending it over the goal...

Chen Hero he... dares to think and dares to do it!

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After Chen Hero saw the football go over De Gea's head, his body also lost all its balance, and he fell directly to the grass, but his eyes were still fixed on the football.

He saw the football fly upwards and forwards after passing over De Gea's head, and then, lying on the ground, he quickly lost sight of the football. He knew that was because the football had begun to fall.

Lying on the ground, Chen Hero raised his arms in advance, clenched his fists, and maintained this posture.

De Gea turned his head and watched the football fall behind him, heading straight for the goal. His heart turned cold... At this time, no one could help him get the football out. His body was stuck in place due to inertia and he couldn't move.

All he could do was pay his respects to Chen Hero's imaginative, aesthetically pleasing, and highly difficult chip shot!

The roar became even louder, and it increased suddenly. Lying on the ground, Chen Hero knew that the ball had gone in!

He didn't get up, but just lay on the ground, looking at the afternoon blue sky, his fists still raised high.

Soon he saw Sanchez's face, distorted with joy, and then Bale appeared.

Two dark shadows fell from the sky, crushing him...

The Liverpool players were at Old Trafford, in front of Man United's goal, celebrating this goal that sealed the victory in the way of a dogpile!

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"Chip shot—goal, goal! Goal—scored!! Beautiful!! So beautiful!"

"An unexpected way to score! Hero still shot a very beautiful arc when he lost his balance!"

"De Gea couldn't have imagined that Hero could use such a method to get around his defense... Just like I said when Hero was still playing in Naples, he is a player full of imagination and inspiration! Don't look at his big size, but he often has a lot of goals that surprise everyone!"

"Beautiful goal! It's the perfect ending to this peak showdown! Dying from such a goal, I think Man United can rest in peace!"

"The game is over! The suspense is over! Liverpool have already won the victory in advance! Although there are still a few minutes before the end of the game, Man United can no longer reverse the defeat! They have lost to their arch-rivals Liverpool twice in a row at their home stadium, at Old Trafford!"

"This is really the darkest moment in Ferguson's Man United history... They were doubled by Liverpool in one season, and they lost to their opponents in two consecutive home games... Look at those Man United fans holding their heads in their hands, their eyes are full of confusion and disappointment..."

The commentary box was caught in the excitement and madness after the goal. This goal was too beautiful and too important, they couldn't help but be so crazy.

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After witnessing such an important goal, many people couldn't restrain their excited emotions.

The Man United fans in the stands held their heads in their hands, while the Liverpool fans waved their fists vigorously. All kinds of sounds in the stands were mixed together, and it was impossible to tell which ones were cheers and which ones were boos.

O'Neill and the other Liverpool coaches jumped up from their seats as if they had springs installed on their buttocks, rushed down the coaching bench, rushed to the sidelines, either roaring at the sky, or cheering with their arms raised, or hugging each other tightly, all extremely excited.

On the sidelines, old Sir Alex Ferguson started chewing his gum again.