From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 947 If you are not jealous, you are mediocre

"Not offside! Good shot! Harry Kane--!" He Wei shouted in a long voice.

Amid his roar, Harry Kane, who had stopped the ball, swung his leg and kicked the football directly. It was a half-volley shot, and the football flew towards the goal with a "bang".

Due to the close distance and great power, even Damian Martinez couldn't completely block the ball. He jumped into the air, stretched out his arms, and blocked the football, but the football still stubbornly flew into the goal!
2: 0!

Manchester United took a two-goal lead!

"Harry Kane! Beautiful volley! From stopping the ball to shooting it was all done in one go!" He Wei was also very happy, because because of Bruno's presence, he naturally supported Manchester United.

After scoring the goal, Harry Kane called Bruno to come up and celebrate with him, then ran to the stands where Aston Villa fans gathered and made a "shut up" gesture.

It was a provocative celebration.

But Harry Kane actually has no grudges against Aston Villa fans. When he got the ball during the game, he did not hear any boos from Aston Villa fans.

So why does he still do this?

It's simple, he is standing up for Bruno!
There was no booing when he got the ball, but there was booing when Bruno got the ball, and it was deafening booing every time. This was the response of Aston Villa fans to Bruno's kick before the game.

As a teammate, Harry Kane must of course stand up for Bruno.

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Bruno is a person that everyone in the team likes. If he is wronged, others will naturally stand up for him.

So not only Harry Kane, but other Manchester United players who came up to celebrate the goal also made the shut-up gesture together.

"This celebration may tell us how popular Bruno is in Manchester United, haha!" He Wei laughed.

Of course Bruno is popular. Even if we ignore his personality, his popularity is earned through his selfless assists time and time again.

Who wouldn't like someone who can always provide assists to his teammates and meet their needs when they need goals the most?

And Bruno is not just someone who can assist his teammates. What he is best at is actually leading his teammates, constantly moving from victory to victory, from one championship to another.

People who can assist their teammates are certainly popular, but people who are even more popular are those who can bring victory and honor to everyone.

In the six years since joining Manchester United, Bruno has led everyone to many victories and won too many championships, which has won him the love and even respect of all his teammates.

Manchester United's celebration ended and the players returned to their own half, but the booing in the stands was still very loud - Aston Villa fans did not shut up because of the gestures of Manchester United players.

This is also normal. What can make the opponent shut up is never a gesture, but a goal.

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Aston Villa was very anxious about being two goals behind. How could they lose the game at home? So after the game resumed, the movements of Aston Villa players on the field became obviously bigger and more aggressive.

Bruno, in particular, was "taken care of" by the opponent in all aspects. Whenever he got the ball, Aston Villa players would rush up and try to snatch the ball with aggressive moves. If Bruno didn't want to get injured, he'd better give up possession of the ball.

But Bruno didn't do that.

When Douglas Luis's leg swept towards him, he had just pushed the football away and jumped up, but he was still half a step too late and Luis's leg rubbed his toes.

Bruno lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground.

The referee’s whistle sounded, Luis committed a foul!
Douglas Luis didn't think so. He appealed to the referee, suggesting that Bruno was faking a fall, because he felt that his strength was not enough to cause Bruno to fall so hard, and that Bruno's fall seemed like a show.

He Wei said: "There's nothing to complain about, right? Look at the slow motion footage, Louis's kick hit Bruno's toes solidly. Bruno was smart, jumping up in advance to dodge. If he didn't jump, Louis' kick would have hit his shin bone directly. Bruno would be lucky if his shin wasn't broken!"

Gary Lineker, the BBC commentator, also thought that Luiz's kick was intended to vent his emotions, which was not very wise: "Don't argue with the referee. Be careful not to say too much and get another card from the referee. If I were Luiz, I would have immediately shown my goodwill to Bruno..."

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In the end, the referee did not give Luis a card, but gave him a verbal warning.

This penalty caused dissatisfaction among He Wei: "At least he should have received a yellow card, right? But in the end, nothing happened... Even for a Premier League team, such physical contact is definitely a very bad foul! Don't say that Bruno dived or something. If Bruno didn't dodge, he would have been hit even harder!"

Almost everyone hates diving, because this kind of cheating violates sports ethics and is a very dirty method. Therefore, the media will never say that diving is a good thing. If a player is labeled as "loving to dive", many things will become unfavorable to him. But in Bruno's case, it seems unfair to blame him for diving.

He didn't fake the fall on purpose. Although it looked a bit exaggerated, he just wanted to dodge but failed...

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This foul did not earn Luis a yellow card, and the referee showed mercy at a critical moment, only giving him a verbal warning. However, this did not deter Douglas Luis, who continued to do as he pleased, and even believed that Bruno was a despicable and shameless diver, so in the next game, he became even more aggressive towards Bruno.

Just three minutes later, he raised his arm during a fight with Bruno and his elbow hit Bruno's face.

When Bruno fell to the ground with his hands covering his face, the referee's whistle sounded again.

"You should give him a card this time!" He Wei shouted, "This is an elbow!"

"Douglas Luiz...he should be careful!" Gary Lineker also made a subtle criticism.

Bruno fell to the ground with his face covered, which aroused the anger of Manchester United players. They quickly rushed up and surrounded Douglas Luiz.

Surrounded by Manchester United players, Douglas Luiz raised his hands to show his innocence. He explained to the Manchester United players who surrounded him and accused him: "...I didn't mean to, I really didn't, I just opened my arms out of habit, I didn't mean to hit him..."

But in fact, Luis was very panicked at the moment, because his own business knew his own business. He knew very well that he had just elbowed Bruno. Even if the referee directly sent him off with a red card, there would be no problem at all.

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The Aston Villa fans in the stands booed loudly. Of course, their booing was not directed at Douglas Luiz, but at Bruno. They thought Bruno was diving.

Anyway, as long as Bruno falls to the ground due to physical contact with Aston Villa players, it must be Bruno diving. This is the simple logic of Aston Villa fans.

However, the referee saw it clearly, he ran up and gave Douglas Luis a yellow card.

As soon as the yellow card was shown, the boos at Villa Park became louder. Aston Villa fans believed that the referee's decision was unfair.

It's not just Aston Villa fans who think the penalty is unfair, but also Manchester United fans. He Wei said: "In fact, Douglas Luiz's foul should have been given a red card!"

Gary Lineker was also very disappointed and said: "It was just a yellow card? If a foul like this is a yellow card, then does it mean that Bruno's legs must be broken before a red card can be given?"

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Amid the arguments and boos, Rashford pulled Bruno up from the ground and asked him with concern: "How is it?"

"It's okay." Bruno took away his hand that was covering half of his cheek, and a red spot could be seen near his cheekbone, which was the mark left by the close contact between Douglas Louis' elbow and Bruno's face.

Some players were covered in blood after being elbowed, which looked very scary, but Bruno only had a red spot on his face, which could be considered "okay".

But this was not because Douglas Louis showed mercy with his elbow, but because when his elbow was about to poke over, Bruno subconsciously turned his head to the side, which allowed Douglas Louis' elbow to only rub his cheekbone.

If he didn't dodge, Douglas Lewis would definitely hit his temple or eye corner hard, and half of his face might be stained with blood...

It looks like the injury is not serious, but the way he fell to the ground was very scary. Can we say that Bruno was faking a fall?
I'm afraid no one, except Aston Villa supporters, would think Bruno was diving.

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Mourinho saw that the game was getting out of control off the court. The Aston Villa players were like bulls that were desperate to lose, and they treated the Manchester United players in red jerseys as red cloth.

Bruno, in particular, was fouled by Aston Villa players three times in just six minutes. Although he alone caused three Aston Villa players to be given yellow cards, he himself was in danger.

Thinking of this, Mourinho decided to replace Bruno.

Although there were still fifteen minutes left in the game, replacing Bruno might put Manchester United's midfield and defense under tremendous pressure, but Mourinho would rather take the risk than let Bruno get injured in the game.

Manchester United can leave anyone now except Bruno.

So in a dead ball two minutes later, he decisively replaced Bruno with Bellingham.

(End of this chapter)