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

Chapter 989 Mr. Key
In the 85th minute of the match, Manchester United had an attacking opportunity.

After a series of passes with Greenwood, Bruno delivered the ball to Mahrez in the penalty area. Mahrez controlled the ball and took a shot, but Ederson dived to push the ball out of bounds.

"Beautiful save! Ederson is Manchester City's last line of defense, and he's always been a reliable presence there! With so little time left in the game, every successful save he makes is a heavy blow to Manchester United!" Andy Gray commented.

As Mahrez ran to prepare to take the corner kick, Manchester United's tall defenders all squeezed in.

Maguire, who is 1.94 meters tall; Van Dijk, who is 1.93 meters tall; and Harry Kane, who is 1.88 meters tall, are like mobile siege towers when they stand in the penalty area. In addition, there is Bellingham, who is 1.86 meters tall, and Rashford, who is 1.85 meters tall.

Manchester United are taking this corner kick very seriously. When conventional attacking methods fail to break the deadlock, they have to rely on set pieces.

In the final moments of the game, every set piece must be taken very seriously, because it might just create a miracle.
Manchester City understood this principle and were on high alert. Every Manchester United player who posed a threat to the goal was closely marked by a Manchester City player, who would simply grab their shirts if the United players tried to shake them off.

Therefore, the referee had to whistle to stop the game and then call both teams together to clearly tell them not to have any unnecessary physical contact or movements, otherwise he would not show leniency and would award a penalty kick or call a foul on the attacking side if necessary.

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After warning both teams, the referee withdrew from the penalty area, and the Manchester City and Manchester United players resumed their entanglement inside the box.

There were still handballs this time, but they were slightly more restrained than before. The referee also turned a blind eye and didn't dwell on the altercation between the two sides.

If we're really going to be serious, this corner kick might not be taken for ten minutes, so as long as neither team goes too far with their actions, it's fine.

In front of Manchester City's goal, the players from both sides were entangled in a fierce battle, each seemingly caught in the middle of the other's defense.

But all of this had nothing to do with Bruno. He stood far outside the penalty area, seemingly not intending to participate in the corner kick attack, but rather helping the team defend and prevent the opponent from launching a counterattack.

His actions were normal and nothing strange. Although he was 1.83 meters tall and weighed over 75 kilograms, he was nothing in comparison to the muscular jungle in front of him.

After all, Manchester United has five tall players over 1.85 meters, including Maguire, while Manchester City is no less impressive. Their two defensive midfielders, Rodri and Pogba, and center-back Laporte are all 1.91 meters tall, and another center-back, Stones, is also 1.88 meters tall. Their penalty area is filled with tall players.

In fact, since his debut, Bruno has rarely ventured into the penalty area for corner kicks. He either takes the corner himself or simply stays outside, seemingly isolated.

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Once the situation in the penalty area had stabilized, the referee blew his whistle.

The whistle blew, Mahrez took a run-up and then kicked the ball into the goal.

He kicked to the near post, where Maguire was.

But as Manchester United's headed ball specialist, how could Maguire not be defended by Manchester City players? Ake tightly marked him, while Stones, who had tracked back to the goal, seized the opportunity to leap high in front of Maguire and head the ball away!

Stones clears the ball with a header!

The ball, headed away by Stones, flew straight towards the edge of the penalty area.

Upon seeing this, Bruno decisively moved forward from his defensive position and ran towards the penalty area.

Meanwhile, Stones' header was caught by Rashford, who had retreated out of the penalty area.

Manchester City's defense moved swiftly and in unison, pressing outwards with the ball and instantly leaving the slow-reacting Harry Kane and Maguire behind, trapping them in offside positions. At that point, even if Rashford wanted to pass the ball to them, it was impossible; he had to find another way out himself.

The Manchester City defenders, having successfully created an offside trap, recklessly rushed towards Rashford, intending to intercept the ball and launch a counter-attack.

With only Cancelo and Bruno behind Manchester United, it's a perfect opportunity to launch a counter-attack!

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Just then, Rashford passed the ball out. But instead of passing it to anyone in the penalty area, he flicked it sideways.

He passed the ball to Bruno, who suddenly appeared at the top of the penalty arc!
Since he doesn't know how to solve this problem, then let's hand the football over to someone who is capable of solving it.

"Bruno!" Jin Xiangkai called out as Bruno received the ball. Bruno ran sideways from the left to support Rashford, who passed the ball to him. Bruno controlled the ball with his left foot.

However, Bruno's control of the ball this time was not a proper stop. The ball hit the inside of his left foot, bounced back, and rolled to the outside of his right foot, making it look like a miscontrol.

But Bruno then perfectly capitalized on this "mistake," taking a quick step forward, swinging his right foot, and kicking the ball directly!

He sliced ​​the ball off the outside with the inside of his right foot, and the ball, accompanied by a strong spin, flew towards the goal!
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However, the path for a football to reach the goal is not so easy.

Along the flight path of the football, four Manchester City players, two in front and two behind, blocked it. They were the same players who were originally going to rush towards Rashford, but after Rashford passed the ball, they changed direction and rushed towards Bruno.

The two Manchester City players in front, Foden and Rodri, were the first to come into contact with the ball, kicking it from the left and right respectively, trying to break it up.

But just as they were about to close the door, the football slipped through the gap in the "door".

The two Manchester City players behind him were the two center-backs, Laporte and Stones. Laporte also stretched out his leg to kick the ball, while Stones simply threw his whole body out, intending to head the ball away.

But this time, the ball still rushed past the goal just as it was about to close, passing unharmed by the four Manchester City players and flying towards the Manchester City goal.

Ederson's large hand flew over, he flew horizontally in the air, stretching his arm as far as possible, even if it was just his fingertips, as long as he could flick the ball away!
But he still couldn't touch the ball. The ball drew an arc in the air, bypassed his palm, grazed the inside of the goalpost, and flew into the goal. After being blocked by the net, its intense spin gradually stopped, then it lost all its power, fell from the net onto the grass inside the goal, bounced twice, and then stopped moving.

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"Huh?!" Jin Xiangkai exclaimed in disbelief, "Huh! Ah!! Ha! Aha!! Goal! Goal! In the 87th minute, Bruno equalized for Manchester United!"

"Bruno! An unexpected shot! Sudden! Precise! A world-class goal!" Andy Gray exclaimed excitedly. "Manchester United equalized almost in the final moments of the match! This means that Manchester United are now ahead on aggregate. If the game ends here, Manchester United will advance to the Champions League semi-finals this season, and the Red Devils will continue their pursuit of a fifth consecutive Champions League title!"

When the football flew into the goal in a curved arc, the huge Old Trafford stadium went completely wild, with nearly 100,000 home fans cheering and jumping for joy, as if the entire stadium had exploded.

"This corner kick opportunity is very important for Manchester United... The corner is taken... Stones clears the ball with a header! Rashford gets the ball, there's still a chance... Bruno! Eh?! Eh! Ah! Ha! Aha!! Goal! Goal!! In the 85th minute, Bruno equalized for Manchester United!! Amazing! Amazing! Bruno's goal was fantastic!"

In front of the television, Jin Xiangkai's excited voice filled the living rooms of countless families across China.

This Manchester derby is also receiving a lot of attention in China. People are not only focused on Bruno Fernandes, but also on Manchester United and Manchester City.

As the undisputed champion of the Premier League era, Manchester United has countless fans all over the world, especially in East Asia and China.

After Bruno Fernandes' marriage to Liu Yimei, he became a Chinese son-in-law, which earned him the love of countless Chinese fans. Manchester United, the team he played for, almost became the main team for countless Chinese fans.

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Of course, with its gradual rise in the 2010s, Manchester City also has a huge number of fans in China.

Even these loyal Manchester City fans could only sigh when they saw Bruno's kick; they couldn't complain or curse.

It didn't have much to do with Bruno's Chinese son-in-law; it was just that Bruno's kick was really amazing!
There's not much to be angry about after being hit by such a shot!

Bruno was also very excited after scoring the goal, and of course he could not accept losing the game at home.

In a football match, if you really can't win, then don't lose.

After taking the shot, he tilted his head and leaned forward. Seeing the ball fly into the goal, he ran diagonally towards the corner flag area where Mahrez had taken the penalty.

All the Manchester United players followed him like ripples he created on the pitch.

They huddled together there. Harry Kane bent down, picked Bruno up, and lifted him high, making him the most conspicuous one in the crowd.

The 100,000 home fans in attendance naturally gave their king the warmest cheers and the most sincere respect. The vast Old and New Trafford stadium resounded with thunderous applause.

(End of this chapter)