A Criminal Dribble! Li Yufei's Premier League First Goal is Here!

The instant he shook Glen Johnson to the ground, Li Yufei nudged the ball forward a step, adjusted his stride, and then struck the underside of the ball cleanly with his instep.

Facing such a point-blank shot, Liverpool goalkeeper Reina was helpless, left only to pray the ball wouldn't hit the frame.

But unfortunately for him, Li Yufei's finishing had already reached the level of an intercontinental striker.

With such a golden opportunity, there was no way he'd miss.

"Shwoosh---"

As the sound of the ball ripping through the net at high speed rang out, it was a death sentence for Reina.

"Oh, my God!!!"

"Fry actually knocked Johnson to the ground, unbelievable!!!"

"This young man, making his first-ever Premier League appearance, has scored his debut Premier League goal in less than four minutes since coming on!"

"And he did it after first shaking a Liverpool defender to the ground."

"Such a stunning start—are we witnessing the birth of a legendary player right now?"

"I don't know, but I think Fry has every chance to become one!"

"Viewers, perhaps ten years from now, you'll be glad you were live-broadcasting this match."

"Because this could very well be the first official game of a genius player!"

In the Sky Sports studio, Martin Tyler was already beyond excited.

Beside him, Andy Gray wasn't quite as dramatic, but the slight trembling of his hands showed he too was stunned by Li Yufei's brilliant performance.

Meanwhile.

In the Eastern Great Nation.

New Sports, which had bought the Premier League broadcast rights, was live-streaming this match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield.

Actually, the moment Li Yufei stepped onto the pitch, the barrage of comments in New Sports' livestream chat had already exploded.

For Li Yufei, a Chinese-descent super-rich second generation playing in Arsenal's Youth Training, many hardcore Chinese fans—especially Arsenal fans—had long known about him.

After all, this was the start of the second decade of the 21st century.

China's channels for receiving foreign news were no longer purely reliant on newspapers and media like in the past.

Since the birth of forums, online communities, and Weibo.

Many fans had already found their online gathering spots.

In these fan communities, plenty of news from overseas sites was constantly being reposted.

As a result, players like Li Yufei, who had already made a name for himself on Fleet Street, were also brought to domestic websites.

Thus, many hardcore fans, especially Arsenal fans, knew of a guy named Li Yufei.

But since Li Yufei was only a youth player before, and domestic media didn't cover England's youth matches.

Chinese fans' understanding of Li Yufei remained at a very superficial level.

Now, seeing Li Yufei come off the bench in his very first Premier League match and score a goal with such a heroic, individual flair.

The entire livestream exploded!

[Holy crap!!! This dude's insane, comes on and immediately takes someone down, so cool!]

[Honestly, I knew about Li Yufei for a while, but I always thought he was just a connection, living the high life at Arsenal thanks to his dad. Now? I gotta say, I was blind.]

[Too insane, speechless. Never thought a yellow man could run wild on a top European league pitch one day. One word: respect!!!]

[Alright, stop patting yourselves on the back. He's not pure Chinese, he's mixed-race, got it? If you ask me, the yellow genes are dragging down his white genes, or he'd be even stronger!]

[The guy above is an idiot, right? Still pushing that Europe and America racial superiority crap? Why don't you go lick your white daddy's boots? What's wrong? Your white daddy looks down on you and won't even throw you a bone? How pathetic!]

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The chaos in the livestream naturally didn't affect the commentators Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu.

Zhan Jun, though a die-hard Liverpool fan, couldn't help but praise the brilliant goal: "Unbelievable, Li Yufei's first goal came so quickly. It's been less than four minutes since he came on as a sub—lightning fast!"

Zhang Lu chuckled beside him, "Hehe, gotta say, this goal was absolutely beautiful! Arsenal's super genius truly lives up to his reputation!"

As for the toxic mess among fans in the Eastern Great Nation, Li Yufei naturally had no clue.

Right now, he was celebrating wildly on the sidelines!

"Bro, you actually knocked the guy down, that's freaking insane!"

As Li Yufei's best friend on the team and the one who assisted the goal.

Wilshere was the first to run over and celebrate with him.

"Thanks, bro, without your assist, I wouldn't have scored that."

Li Yufei high-fived Wilshere, then went around high-fiving each teammate who crowded in.

Of course, Li Yufei wouldn't forget the most important task.

Once the teammates gradually dispersed, Li Yufei alone made a heart shape with his hands toward Taylor, who was sitting in the box, then pointed at the number 13 on his back, making sure the cameras caught it clearly.

This move from Li Yufei immediately drew a fair amount of boos from the crowd.

After all, this was Anfield, Liverpool's home ground!

A greenhorn kid like you scoring a goal is one thing, but daring to flaunt your romance in public?

Do you have no respect for us Red Army KOP?

Liverpool fans couldn't care less about some Golden Boy and Jade Girl love story—if it hurts the home team, don't expect any courtesy from them!

But Taylor, watching from the box, was already clapping wildly, her whole body bouncing to a silent rhythm.

After seeing her man's declaration of love, Taylor blew him a kiss in return.

On the sidelines, Liverpool's Head Coach Hodgson was completely thrown into disarray.

He never imagined that the kid he'd dismissed before the match would land such a thunderous blow on him!

Honestly, if there were a hole to crawl into right then, Hodgson would've dived in headfirst and never come out.

Humiliating, utterly humiliating!

Getting slapped in the face right after running his mouth—even a thick-skinned person couldn't take it!

After Arsenal leveled the score, Hodgson hesitated for a moment, then decided to go all in.

He wasn't resigned to this! He would never allow Liverpool's Premier League season opener to be ruined by a kid!

He decisively signaled the fourth official, bringing on No. 17 Maxi Rodríguez to replace No. 14 Milan Jovanović in a like-for-like swap.

Then he subbed in El Niño Torres, who was still recovering his form after the World Cup, replacing the goal-scorer N'Gog.

Throwing out two cards at once, Hodgson firmly believed Liverpool could take the lead again!

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