Chapter 564 Controversial Penalty

This was a good shot, but Mbappe on the wing did not catch it because he thought Bruno must have shot this time, and he clearly saw him swinging his leg towards the football, so he did not run at all. By the time he discovered that the football was bouncing towards him, it was already too late to start to get the ball...

You must know that Manchester City's defense was concentrated in the middle. If Mbappe could receive the ball, he could form a breakthrough.

This is the opportunity that Manchester United has been waiting for a long time!

Mbappé naturally knew what it meant to miss this opportunity. He quickly extended his hand to Bruno to apologize, indicating that he passed the ball beautifully and made himself unable to pick it up.

But Bruno didn't care about Mbappe's missed opportunity. From this "mistake", he suddenly realized that maybe some "accidents" could break this deadlock?

The opponent has figured out his offensive mode, and his playing style is also somewhat step-by-step. No wonder they can guard him so easily.

And if you want to break through their defense, you may need to be more free and unrestrained!

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There was not much time left in the game, and Bruno decided to put aside tactics and strategies and play unscrupulously in the last time.

Manchester City launched an attack, but this time they failed to successfully hit Manchester United's penalty area, but were intercepted by Kanter in the midfield.

Kanter intercepted the ball and passed it to Bruno.

Bruno was in the center circle when he received the ball. He caught the ball, turned around and took a step forward. He had just left the center circle, and at this time, none of the Manchester City players had pounced on him.

According to Bruno's usual practice, at this time he would either split the sides or run forward with the ball. Unexpectedly, Bruno had just taken the football out of the center circle and suddenly shot a long shot!

"Bruno is taking... a long shot——!" Commentator Lineker was startled by him.

Although Bruno's long-range shot was shot suddenly, it did not hit high. From the height, it was quite threatening and was likely to hit the door frame!

Ederson was also ill-prepared for Bruno's long shot. When the football flew over, he made a save, so he did not touch the football.

However, the football did not hit the goal frame, and almost missed the goal post and flew out of the bottom line!

"Oh——!" There was a huge inhalation sound from the Etihad Stadium. This was the fear of Manchester City fans!

“What a high-quality long shot!!”

"The Manchester City players didn't expect Bruno to shoot directly from that place!"

"Let's see in slow motion...it's really just a little bit close! What a pity! If this goal had been scored, it would have definitely become the most exciting goal in the Premier League this season! It's more than 40 meters away!"

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Commentators from all over the world exclaimed.

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Although Bruno's long shot ended Manchester United's attack, no one complained that he wasted an opportunity. On the contrary, everyone thought it was a blow to boost morale. Kanter also gave him a thumbs up when he ran back to defend. .

Fernandinho grinned behind him: He really dared to kick up from such a long distance! It seems that we need to pay more attention to defense, and we can't give that guy another chance to kick off easily!

Bruno's shot inspired the Manchester United era. The players saw Bruno's determination to score goals and defeat their opponents, and they became active on the court. Manchester United then got more offensive opportunities, and soon they made a comeback again.

Bruno did not shoot directly this time. When his teammates passed the football to him, he took the initiative to pass the football, allowing Bernardo Silva, who came up to press him, to miss it.

The football that Bruno missed was caught by Harry Kane who dropped back to receive the ball.

Bruno turned and ran forward after missing the ball. Harry Kane saw him running forward and passed the ball over.

This time, the Manchester City player who came up to force Bruno was replaced by Fernandinho. Unexpectedly, Bruno still didn't catch the ball. Facing Harry Kane's pass, he stepped directly over the football!

"What?" Fernandinho was a little surprised. He didn't catch the ball twice in a row... He really didn't expect it.

Bruno passed the ball to Rashford behind him.

Rashford also didn't expect Bruno to pass the football to him. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough and immediately passed the football to the penalty area.

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Due to Fernandinho's forward attack, Manchester City's defense was not monolithic. This hasty cross had an unexpected effect. The football fell to Gundogan!

The German midfielder raised his foot and shot, and Ederson made a world-class save to save the shot that was close at hand!

"Oh - Ederson!! Nice save!"

The football flew over the crossbar, and Ederson jumped up from the ground, clapped his hands and loudly reminded his teammates to pay attention to defense and not give the opponent a chance to score at the last moment.

If Manchester United scores another goal before the end of the game and changes the score to 2:3, Manchester City will basically be eliminated from the league championship early this season.

Lineker praised Bruno's performance in this attack: "He didn't touch the ball at all, but he was the undisputed core of this attack. He was able to pull apart the opponent's defense without touching the ball, and at the same time, he gave his teammates Creating opportunities! Such performance... is simply world-class!”

Commentators from other countries around the world also praised Bruno's performance.

"Bruno's performance is really pleasing to the eye! He used two runs and missed the ball in one attack to help the team pass the football to the dangerous zone. This kind of performance is really rare in world football!"

"I don't know what happened, but since that long shot just now, Bruno seems to have changed. He has become...how should I say? More flexible? Or more elusive..."

"The organization of consecutive missed goals this time is a classic! It's a pity that Gundogan didn't score the ball, otherwise this goal would have been on the list of the top ten goals in the Premier League this season!"

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Not only the commentators were surprised, but also the Manchester United teammates found it incredible.

Rashford almost completed an assist, but he had no intention of feeling sorry for the attempted assist. He pulled Bruno and asked him: "How did you miss the ball?"

Bruno shrugged at him and said, "I suddenly thought of it."

"Oh my God, could you tell me in advance? I'm completely unprepared!" Rashford complained.

"Don't be ridiculous, Marcus. If I told you in advance, wouldn't the other party know about it?"

"This..." Rashford thought for a moment and felt that what Bruno said made sense.

Manchester City obviously has a thorough understanding of Manchester United. Manchester City understands any style of play that Manchester United is accustomed to that has been discussed in advance.

"So, from now on we can only rely on our tacit understanding." He winked.

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Guardiola stood up from his seat. Bruno's performance in the last fifteen minutes of the game gave him a smell of danger, making it impossible for him to sit comfortably on the coaching bench.

"Our defense is a little lax!" he complained to his assistant coach Arteta.

Then he stood up and shouted at the players on the court: "Concentrate! Shrink your defense! Don't give them that chance!!"

When Guardiola roared like this, Bruno was dribbling the ball on the court. He took it diagonally into the penalty area, attracting Fernandinho and Mkhitaryan. In the end, he successfully broke out from the double-team of the two. , but there was no ball at his feet, and the football was not intercepted by the Manchester City players. Instead, Bruno used his heel to knock the football covertly to Kante who was running behind him while sprinting.

Kanter dribbled the ball from the air into the penalty area. As soon as he entered the penalty area, he was knocked to the ground by Kompany.

More than two thousand Manchester United fans in the stands booed loudly: "Foul!!"

Manchester United's players also raised their hands to indicate that Kompany had committed a foul and they should receive a penalty kick.

The Manchester United players and coaches on the bench also rushed out of their seats and asked the referee Martin Atkinson for a penalty kick.

But referee Martin Atkinson just signaled the game to continue and asked Kanter to get up from the ground without wasting time.

"Referee Martin Atkinson did not award a penalty!"

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Kompany passed the football forward with his big foot, and Manchester City immediately launched an offensive. The TV broadcast did not even have time to replay the controversial shot.

When Kanter saw that the referee did not call, he angrily jumped up from the ground, rushed to the referee Martin Atkinson, stopped him and questioned him.

What he did did not win the team a penalty, but instead earned him a yellow card because his words were disrespectful to the referee Martin Atkinson.

Kanter's opening words when he went up were "What the hell", and everyone can imagine the result.

It's okay if he didn't get a red card.

Bruno pulled him away and pushed him again, telling him to quickly get back on defense and not get tangled up with the referee Martin Atkinson here.

Although Bruno did not intend to dwell on this penalty kick, the fact that the penalty kick was not awarded still had a considerable impact on the team.

Mourinho continued to roar from the sidelines and was warned by the fourth official.

Commentators from around the world also weighed in with their opinions.

"I think it was just an obvious penalty..."

"Kompany's actions are not obvious, and there is a high possibility that Kanter will take the initiative to find a penalty kick..."

"At such a sensitive moment, referee Martin Atkinson will not give a penalty casually!"

The debate over whether this was a penalty overshadowed the attention paid to Bruno's heel knock when dribbling the ball just now.

Even Guardiola paid attention to the penalty kick. He gave a thumbs up to the referee Martin Atkinson off the court, thinking that there was no problem with his penalty. At the same time, he did not forget to give Mourinho a thumbs up. Austria made a face, and Mourinho was so angry that he kicked the mineral water bottle not far in front of him.

Judging from the way Mourinho gritted his teeth, it was obvious that he mistook the mineral water bottle for Guardiola.