When the match reached the thirty-fifth minute, Man City's midfield once again organized a penetrating attack.
Di Maria, Hazard, and David Silva exchanged a series of quick one-touch passes in the narrow space on the left side of the penalty area, leaving Manchester United's defenders dizzy. David Silva quickly squared the ball to Toni Kroos.
The German midfielder sent a through ball without taking a touch, finding Sánchez on the right side of the penalty area. The Chilean winger chose to pass it back toward the edge of the box.
Su Dong controlled the ball at the edge of the box, only to find that there wasn't a defender anywhere around him.
After glancing ahead, Su Dong unleashed a thunderous shot without hesitation.
The ball rocketed off Su Dong's right foot at tremendous speed, cutting through the defenders in the penalty area. It bounced near the edge of the six-yard box, flew past De Gea's outstretched hand, and crashed into the Manchester United goal behind him.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Another goal! Three-nil!!!"
"Thirty-five minutes into the first half, and Man City are already three goals ahead."
"Manchester United have been far too passive tonight. Their possession is actually below twenty-five percent. It's astonishing. All we can say is that Man City's overall passing and possession advantage is simply too obvious."
"Su Dong is in fantastic form as well. Four shots and three goals in thirty-five minutes—could there be anything more efficient than that?"
After scoring, Su Dong charged out of the field and sprinted all the way.
The Manchester United fans throughout Old Trafford showered him with deafening boos, but Su Dong remained unfazed, celebrating by the touchline with his teammates as they came racing over.
Even though he had scored so many goals that he was almost numb to it, Su