Deng Kai was utterly free on the flank!
Gary could only dive out.
Bang!
Deng Kai passed the ball to Fabregas, who surged forward into the ribs area.
After Fabregas received the ball, Manchester United's back line immediately became disorganized.
Mandzukic also dropped back at the same time, giving Fabregas more space to operate.
Ferdinand pressed to challenge Fabregas.
Fabregas passed back to Mandzukic.
Ferdinand continued forward to press aggressively.
Silvestre moved closer to Fabregas to prevent a direct pass to him from Mandzukic.
At this point, once Fabregas received the ball, he was basically facing the goalkeeper head-on.
Bang!
Mandzukic received the ball and turned, bending his body backwards to withstand a strong collision with Ferdinand.
But the scene that followed was astonishing.
Even though Mandzukic stumbled a bit, he... he managed to hold off Ferdinand.
Remember, Ferdinand is currently the top central back in the Premier League.
