Chen Yingxiong's dribbling speed was very slow, as if he were waiting for someone.

He was waiting for Richards.

Afraid that he would get impatient waiting, Richards accelerated.

Now Chen Yingxiong was directly in front of him, and in front of Chen Yingxiong were Manchester City's two central defenders, Kompany and Lescott.

This wasn't a particularly dangerous opportunity. Richards could catch up with Yingxiong, entangle him, and then create an opportunity for his teammates to surround him.

But at this time, Richards' head was filled with hatred.

He had only one thought in his mind—kill you, bastard! I'm going to kill you! Damn it!!

As if possessed, his breathing became heavier and heavier, but his movements did not slow down.

Seeing that the two were getting closer and closer, Richards couldn't hold back any longer. With a flying tackle, he kicked out his right foot, aiming directly at Chen Yingxiong's ankle!

"Micah Richards—!" the commentator exclaimed, because he had already seen how dangerous Richards' tackle was!

If it connected solidly, Chen Yingxiong might be out for the entire season!

Martin O'Neill's eyes widened, and he stood up abruptly from his seat, clenching his hands into fists.

If Richards really did tackle Chen Yingxiong, he would lash out on the spot and make Richards regret it!

Liverpool fans also realized the danger, and they exclaimed in the stands.

However, this exclamation was quickly overwhelmed by the Manchester City fans' fanatical cheers.

Seeing that Richards was going to give Chen Yingxiong a hard time, these Manchester City fans who hated Chen Yingxiong were very happy.

"Yes, yes! That's it! Show him what you've got, Micah!"

"Take him down! Cripple him!"

"I want that leg of his!"

"Send him to the hospital!"

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Such shouts rose and fell, fully demonstrating how heinous Chen Yingxiong was in the eyes of Manchester City fans.

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In fact, all of this happened in an instant. Before many people could even finish their exclamations and curses, Richards had already kicked Chen Yingxiong's foot solidly.

Chen Yingxiong, who was dribbling the ball, staggered, then lunged forward, rolling several times before finally stopping, lying on the ground.

The atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium was brought to a climax by cheers, boos, and all kinds of noises.

Richards propped himself up on his elbows, looking at Chen Yingxiong lying not far in front of him, feeling somewhat pleased—let you be arrogant! Let you humiliate me! This is the price!

However, he still had to pretend to be careless, that he wasn't aiming for the man, and then push the responsibility onto Chen Yingxiong.

Before he could even get up, he shook his fingers while sitting on the ground, indicating that he hadn't fouled, and then made a diving motion with his hands, indicating to the referee that Chen Yingxiong was definitely faking it!

But this was insulting the referee's intelligence… Even a fool could see clearly that his right foot had solidly kicked Chen Yingxiong's foot!

The television broadcast immediately played a slow-motion replay.

"Richards' kick was too vicious! He kicked Yingxiong directly on the ankle! Look… Oh my god! The ankle is almost deformed!" the commentator exclaimed.

"Damn it! Richards is trying to cripple Yingxiong!"

"Even if the two have a big feud, they shouldn't do something like this, right?"

"Despicable, Richards is too despicable!"

In front of the television, whether they were Liverpool fans, Chen Yingxiong's fans, or neutral fans, everyone was disgusted by Richards' actions.

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"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Martin O'Neill saw Chen Yingxiong being tackled to the ground by Richards, rolling around in pain, and then lying motionless on the grass. His volcano erupted instantly. He cursed angrily, roaring at the fourth official: "This is murder! This is premeditated murder! He should be severely punished!"

The fourth official had to warn O'Neill: "Calm down, O'Neill! I believe the referee will handle it fairly!"

"He better handle it fairly! Otherwise, this isn't over!" O'Neill said fiercely, not buying his words.

At the moment Chen Yingxiong fell, he seemed to hear the sound of the pillar in his heart collapsing. Judging from the power of Richards' kick, it was almost certain that Chen Yingxiong would miss the remaining games of the season. Then, not only the Europa League, but even the goal of finishing in the top four of the league, Liverpool would be in danger. If Chen Yingxiong missed all the remaining games of the season, the impact on Liverpool would not only be tactical, but the biggest blow would come from the psychological aspect. If Chen Yingxiong was injured, the morale and confidence of many Liverpool players would be hit, without a doubt. At that time, Chen Yingxiong's injury would only be a fuse, and then trigger a series of problems…

This was what Martin O'Neill didn't want to see.

Otherwise, why would he be so furious?

Yingxiong's injury would have too great an impact on the team…

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Not only was Martin O'Neill furious, but Chen Xing, the chairman of the Liverpool club, and Niang, the general manager, who saw this scene in the box, were also furious.

"Damn it! That damned…" Chen Xing almost blurted out the words "black ghost," but fortunately, he still had a trace of reason in his heart. "Shit! This piece of shit! Look what he did to Yingxiong! Bastard!"

"We should issue a strongly worded statement immediately after the game!" Niang was much calmer than Chen Xing, but he was only refraining from swearing. His tone was already quite stern, and he began to think about how to retaliate against Manchester City. Richards would definitely be suspended, and he would also sue Manchester City for failing to properly supervise their players, which caused such a tragedy.

"That son of a bitch!" Chen Xing was still cursing, as if he couldn't fully vent the anger in his heart without swearing.

He understood as much as Martin O'Neill what Chen Yingxiong's injury meant to the team.

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Cabrera, who was also in the box, jumped up from her seat when she saw Chen Yingxiong fall, looking at the field with a worried expression. If children saw that expression, it might even scare them into stopping their crying.

She never expected that Richards, unable to beat her boyfriend, would choose to use such a despicable method!

If she could kill people at will without being held responsible, Cabrera might have shot Richards directly.

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There were also angry, shocked, and worried people in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Chen Tao looked at the television in surprise, while his wife beside him had screamed when Chen Yingxiong was tackled by Richards, and even broke the glass in her hand.

The carpet next to the coffee table was soaked with tea, and clumps of tea leaves lay on it.

But no one cared about the mess here.

"Is Yingxiong okay?" his wife asked, but Chen Tao didn't say a word. His heart was a little confused.

The commentator of the Sichuan Satellite TV sports channel on television was worried about Chen Yingxiong: "...Richards' kick was too vicious! Yingxiong's ankle is almost deformed! Such a foul should be punished with a straight red card! But that's not important, we're more worried about Yingxiong's injury, will he miss the entire season because of it? Even… will this injury affect his entire career!?"

This last sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting Chen Tao's heart hard, and his heart suddenly beat violently a few times.

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Liverpool's players were stunned for a moment when they saw Chen Yingxiong being tackled to the ground, and then rushed over in a swarm.

Suarez, who was closest, took the lead, rushed to Richards, and pushed the just-risen Richards to the ground!

"Are you trying to kill someone, you motherfucker!?" he roared angrily at Richards.

Following closely behind, Adam Johnson also ran over and scolded Richards as he bent down: "Aren't you a professional player? You did that on purpose!"

Richards initially planned to tell the referee that he was being careless, but he was ignited by Suarez and Adam Johnson's scolding, and he didn't care about anything. He also angrily cursed: "Yes! I did it on purpose! But that kid did it on purpose in the beginning! Since he can retaliate against me, why can't I retaliate against him!"

When the Manchester City players saw that Richards was being besieged by Liverpool players, they quickly ran over to support their teammates.

And the Liverpool players also rushed up quickly, and the two sides were soon entangled together. The referee, who originally planned to deal with Richards, had to put it aside temporarily, blowing急促的哨音 (jí cù de shào yīn - urgent whistles), trying to separate the two sides.

The field was in chaos, and at this time, someone was still staring at Chen Yingxiong, who was lying motionless on the ground—what was wrong with him?

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Chen Yingxiong deliberately slowed down to wait for Richards, he waited for Richards to come up, and then he would use his physical advantage to block Richards behind him, and then get rid of him once more.

He really didn't expect that Richards' hatred for him had reached the point where he had to kill him. So he didn't expect Richards' deliberate foul.

When Richards tackled his ankle, he didn't feel the heart-wrenching pain. On the contrary, he did feel that Richards kicked his ankle, and he also felt that the ankle was deformed under the impact of the external force.

If it were normal times, his ankle might have broken this time.

But that didn't happen.

The muscles and skin of the ankle felt stretched, but it didn't hurt. To be specific, this feeling was like when he usually did warm-up exercises to stretch his ligaments…

Then he lost his balance and rushed forward, and in order to avoid his face hitting the ground, he rolled several times before stopping.

Then he felt that something was very wrong, because he was not injured at all!

He thought for a while, and his surroundings were almost fighting for him, but he was thinking about why this was. Then he understood—in the Physique Talent System, there was a talent that reduced his chance of injury, and he had maxed it out at the time.

He didn't expect that at this critical moment, this talent would play its due role!

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