Chapter 798 - 144: Last-Minute Winner! Slaughtering Manchester United! Epoch-Making Transfer! God-Like Wang Shuo! Ferguson, Wake Up!

"Of course, the key to this goal is Wang Shuo.

"His individual ability is simply too strong. He single-handedly took on Carrick, Rafael, Smalling, and Evans.

"Manchester United’s defensive line couldn’t contain him at all!"

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The Gunners fans in the entire Emirates Stadium were thrilled beyond belief!

For so many years, they had basically lost more than they had won when facing Manchester United. Although the two teams often played evenly matched games, when had Arsenal ever slaughtered Manchester United with such a massive scoreline?

More importantly, the flow of the match showed that the Gunners were completely crushing Manchester United.

Sure enough, right after scoring the fourth goal, Hazard got the ball again on the left flank. After making a breakthrough with the ball, the young Belgium player bypassed two Manchester United defenders in succession before passing to Walcott.

The Little Tiger controlled the ball, drove into the right side of the penalty area, and fired a furious shot. The ball ended up scraping the right post and flying past the baseline.

They were just a hair away from scoring yet another goal.

But Arsenal’s offense continued.

The smoothly operating midfield was constantly delivering ammunition to the front line. The forward players, led by Wang Shuo, were also extremely active. Through their constant back-and-forth runs and interplay, they created various opportunities, leaving Manchester United’s backline exhausted and scrambling.

Just how intense was the pressure?

By the 66th minute, Ferguson even had to sub off Rafael. That’s right, the Brazil player who had come on as a substitute for Phil Jones in the first half. He had already picked up a yellow card earlier in the game. Consequently, in the second half, both Wang Shuo and Hazard were extremely active on his side of the pitch.

Worried that Rafael might get a red card and be sent off, Ferguson had to make a quick substitution.

The South Korea player Park Jisung replaced Rafael, while Valencia dropped back to the right-back position.

But even so, in the 71st minute, Arsenal created yet another opportunity.

After winning the ball back just outside their own 30-meter zone, De Bruyne received it on the right side of the bottom of the center circle. Facing the attacking direction, De Bruyne took a glance forward and launched a long diagonal pass, accurately delivering the ball directly to the left flank of the front third.

Hazard chested the ball inward, smoothly cutting inside after bringing it down, and carried the ball all the way on a diagonal run toward the Arc Top District of the penalty area.

At the same time, Wang Shuo was originally sprinting rapidly straight down the middle. Seeing Hazard cutting diagonally toward the center, he accelerated his forward sprint, forcing the Manchester United center-backs to retreat deep into the penalty area.

By the time Hazard rushed to the outside of the Arc Top District, Wang Shuo suddenly pointed to the left side of the penalty area and quickly made a diagonal run in that direction himself.

This was an overt tactical trap!

If the center-backs followed Wang Shuo, Hazard would continue to cut inside with the ball and look to link up with Walcott. But this time, Evans didn’t follow, leaving Wang Shuo to Smalling.

A miscommunication occurred between the two center-backs.

In the midst of his inward cut, Hazard delivered a through ball, sending it into the left side of the penalty box.

Wang Shuo darted diagonally to the left side of the box. Upon receiving the pass, he exploded forward with a burst of speed, muscling past Smalling by half a body length toward the baseline, and suddenly unleashed a toe-poke shot with his left foot.

The ball slipped perfectly right between the legs of Smalling, who had raised his leg in an attempt to block. Traveling along a diagonal line, it drilled into the right side of the Manchester United goal and crashed into the inside of the side netting.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!

"A hat-trick!!

"Wang Shuo has secured a hat-trick!

"5-0!

"My God, this is simply unbelievable!

"In this bizarre season, we have witnessed one spectacular high-scoring match after another.

"After their previous 1-6 devastating loss to Manchester City, Manchester United is once again facing a humiliating thrashing! They are currently trailing 0-5 against Arsenal!

"This is an absolute and utter defeat!

"We see Wang Shuo rushing off the pitch once again, celebrating his goal on the sidelines.

"He pulls up his jersey, continuing to wish the distant fans in China a Happy New Year!

"We have to say, if Arsenal can maintain their form and performance from this match, they will be the most powerful contenders for the Premier League title this season!

"Let us congratulate Wang Shuo! He has pulled off yet another hat-trick!

"This is his fourth personal hat-trick in the Premier League this season! If we count his previous four-goal haul, that makes it five!

"He is on an absolute rampage!"

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Arsenal ultimately slaughtered Manchester United 5-0 at home!

In the 75th minute, Ferguson substituted Scholes in for Nani, strengthening the organization of the midfield. It had to be said that after Scholes came on, he served an excellent stabilizing role for the Manchester United midfield.

In the final ten minutes or so, although both teams launched sporadic attacks, neither managed to create any clear-cut scoring opportunities.

After the match ended, Wang Shuo—who had scored a hat-trick and contributed two assists—was voted Man of the Match.

In the post-match player ratings by Sky Sports, he received a perfect score of 10 points.

"A flawless, dominant performance! He proved himself to be the most decisive superstar in the Premier League!"

On the Arsenal side, the scores were generally all passing marks. The more eye-catching standout was Vermaelen. The Belgium center-back switched to play as a left-back for this match, and surprisingly, his performance was quite good. His several successful blocks against Valencia and Park Jisung left a deep impression on everyone.

On the Manchester United side, the lowest score belonged to Smalling, with a mere 3 points.

"Worked hard from start to finish, but was also in agony and struggling."

Evans’ comment was also, "Worked hard, but still couldn’t contribute more."

If the ratings by Sky Sports focused more on the individuals, the post-match commentary by The Times pointed the blame directly at the team as a whole.

As for the number of shots on target for both sides, Arsenal had 7 shots on target and scored 5 goals, while Manchester United only managed a pitiful 2 shots on target.