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

Chapter 961 Fault Tolerance Rate

Bruno's kick was so hidden and so sudden that when the ball rolled towards the goal, Leeds United goalkeeper Meslier realized that it was a shot, not a through ball. So he rushed out and fell to the ground to save the ball.

But for goalkeepers, ground balls are the most difficult to save, because the speed at which goalkeepers fall to the ground is slower than the speed at which they jump into the air, not to mention ground balls that are heading towards the blind corner!
Meslier missed the ball and it rolled across the goal line before him.

Just like playing snooker putting, the black ball goes in a hole-in-one!
"Bruno--!!!" Gary Lineker exclaimed when Bruno suddenly shot.

When Bruno ran towards the football, he actually thought that Bruno would stop the football, or pass the football directly, or kick a through ball or something, but he didn't expect Bruno to shoot directly!

This shot was so concealed. There was no sign before he kicked the ball with all his strength. His movements seemed very natural, just an ordinary running and catching the ball.

Who could have thought that his final push would be so quick and decisive and he could shoot the ball?

This football is kicked entirely by the power of the calf. To be honest, the speed is not very fast and the power is naturally not great, but it wins in terms of suddenness and the angle!

Although Leeds United goalkeeper Meslier made a save, he was a beat slow to react.

"GOAL!!! Bruno! He once again played the key role for Manchester United! This shot was very sudden and beautiful!" Gary Lineker shouted excitedly, "Manchester United took the lead again with more than ten minutes left in the game, 3:2!"

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The moment the football went into the goal, the Elland Road stadium, which had been noisy for a long time, suddenly became quiet.

Leeds United fans never expected that under their fierce offensive, Manchester United was beaten so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads, but they were able to fight back!

This ball... Manchester United and Bruno's luck is too good, right? Just a casual kick and it went in? !

After scoring the goal, Bruno ran towards Dalot who passed the ball to him with his arms open, a happy smile on his face.

He had waited for so long, and finally got this opportunity, to kill with one strike!

He was very satisfied with his performance in this attack. Of course, the pass made by the Portuguese young man Dalot was also very beautiful.

Dalot doesn't have to pass the ball to himself, he can also pass it to Diallo.

Dalot made a beautiful and correct choice.

The two men hugged each other, Diallo turned around and rushed over, followed by McTominay, Mahrez and other Manchester United players.

During the period when Leeds United was attacking frantically, every Manchester United player was under tremendous pressure.

It would be so embarrassing if they were reversed by the opponent after leading by two goals at the beginning of the game!
Now, Bruno saved their face and three points.

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When Bruno scored, Mourinho also seemed very excited. He rushed out of the coaching seat again, waving his fists and ran into the field and turned around.

Bruno's goal brought him back from the brink of death.

Losing in the Premier League is not something unacceptable, but losing in a derby is very painful.

Especially when the opponent was a weak team like Leeds United, the team had a dream start by taking a two-goal lead in the first six minutes of the game.

A day earlier, his old friend Cristiano Ronaldo led Tottenham to a 3:2 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium with a brace, both goals coming in the last seconds.

This means that Manchester City is 26 points behind Manchester United after 8 games with Manchester United, which is equivalent to temporarily slowing down the pace of catching up with Manchester United.

If Manchester United loses points a day later, wouldn't it be a waste of the kindness of old friend Ronaldo?

Mourinho could even imagine that Cristiano would definitely criticize him in front of the media after the game!
Mourinho and Ronaldo, the former master and apprentice, have a very interesting relationship now. They have a good personal relationship, but because of some things that happened in Real Madrid, they also dislike each other a little.

So in front of the media, Ronaldo often criticized Mourinho, and Mourinho also teased Ronaldo when the opportunity arose.

Now he no longer had time to consider whether it would be a bit ironic compared to the easy lead before if the final victory was just a narrow one.

He feels that as long as they can win the game, getting three points is more important than anything else!

He had been gloomy since the score was tied, but finally he smiled.

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Compared with the jubilant Manchester United players, Leeds United were a little confused.

How come they lost the ball when the situation was so good? Wasn't Manchester United's luck in scoring this goal too good?

Bruno was able to score with such a chaotic kick?!
They looked at the Manchester United players celebrating the goal and could not accept this reality at all.

At the same time, the TV was replaying Bruno's goal over and over again. Both the Chinese commentator He Wei and the British commentator Gary Lineker were explaining to the audience how amazing Bruno's goal was.

"…The key is that there was no sign before the shot. Pay attention to Bruno's kick. Before he shot, the action looked like a normal swing of the leg while running. Who would have thought that he would shoot next? Bruno was really cunning in handling this ball, ha!"

"In fact, the key to scoring this goal is that the shot was made suddenly. The angle is not important. As long as the shot is made suddenly and can hit the goal frame, the chance of scoring will be greatly increased. Bruno used other actions to conceal his true intentions. This goal was scored beautifully!"

The TV broadcast was always on Bruno. After he and his teammates finished celebrating, he covered his mouth and walked back, while telling his teammates around him to shoot, and everyone else was listening very carefully.

Bruno is warning his teammates that even though they have taken the lead, they should not think that everything is fine.

There were more than ten minutes left in the game, which was enough time for Leeds United to score a goal.

If Leeds United scored again at the last minute, it would be a big loss. So the whole team had to focus on defense next.

Bruno is not only the captain of Manchester United, but also the core of the team. He has the obligation to remind his teammates on the court.

And no one would question his reminder.

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After the game resumed, Leeds United launched a more fierce attack on Manchester United's goal.

They certainly would not be willing to lose to Manchester United at their home ground, especially after falling behind by two goals and then coming back from that.

At this time, they were no longer satisfied with a draw!
Under such circumstances, Manchester United retreated across the board and De Gea became the protagonist again.

However, Manchester United, who are leading by one goal, are no longer as careless and relaxed as they were when they were leading by two goals. How easy is it for Leeds United to break their goal?
Under Mourinho's coaching, Manchester United has gained a lot of experience in defense in the past six years.

Although Leeds United had many shots and their momentum was huge, they were unable to break through De Gea's goal until the end of the game. De Gea once again turned the tide in the final moments of the game and kept the goal intact.

On the contrary, when Leeds United went all out, Manchester United scored another goal through a quick counterattack.

In the 89th minute of regular time, Manchester United once again made a steal in the midfield and then launched a quick counterattack. Bruno made a fatal pass, and the young substitute Elanga calmly pushed the ball into the goal, changing the score to 4:2!

This was a game-killing goal!

Although the referee gave an extra 6 minutes of injury time, and although Leeds United launched a tragic and desperate counterattack in the last few minutes, they still failed to break through Manchester United's goal again.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Manchester United had narrowly defeated Leeds United 4:2 away from home.

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赛后的技术统计，利兹联在大部分数据上都占有优势。控球率利兹联以54%领先于曼联的46%，射门次数也以18次领先于曼联的11次，射正数据则是以12次领先于曼联的9次，传球成功率也以78%领先于曼联的73%。

They also won 12 corner kicks, ahead of Manchester United's eight; and 45 threatening attacks were also ahead of Manchester United's 39.

In addition, Leeds United had five offsides to Manchester United's two, and as many as twenty-three fouls, which was a significant lead over Manchester United's fifteen. They received six yellow cards, far more than Manchester United's two.

Looking at the technical statistics, it is indeed not easy for Manchester United to beat them away from home.

In the current Premier League standings, as Manchester City lost unexpectedly to Tottenham at home this round, Manchester United's lead has expanded to 11 points with one more game to play.

As for the teams behind, the gap between them and Manchester United is even bigger.

Liverpool, ranked third, has only scored 25 points after 54 league games, and is 17 points behind Manchester United.

Of course, Liverpool has played two fewer games than Manchester United. But even if Liverpool wins both Premier League games, they will still be 2 points behind Manchester United. The possibility of catching up with Manchester United is very small.

As for Chelsea, which is fourth in the standings, it is 2 points behind Manchester United with two games less than Manchester United, and has basically bid farewell to the race for the league title this season.

In general, Manchester United has an absolute advantage in the battle for the league title this season. Manchester City and Liverpool, the two strong teams, still have some chances to catch up, but other teams basically cannot pose a threat to Manchester United.

This is undoubtedly very good news for Manchester United, who are about to start a four-front battle in the Champions League knockout stage.

At least, Manchester United can have more room for error.

(End of this chapter)