As Toure dribbled past midfield, Vidic was already closing in. Toure flicked the ball to his left, sending it to Bale, who was making a high-speed run forward.
With no one marking him, Bale dribbled the ball toward Manchester United's penalty area!
Seeing Bale's incredible speed, Ferdinand, who had already retreated to defend on the edge of the penalty area, had no choice but to rush towards Bale, trying to force him towards the byline.
Just as he thought, Bale had no intention of cutting inside; he was indeed going to bring the ball to the byline.
But Bale was too fast. When Ferdinand rushed over, he flicked the ball forward with his left foot, instantly getting past Ferdinand who was about to tackle, and then struck the ball hard with the inside of his left foot, sweeping it across the front of Manchester United's goal.
Just as Ferdinand rushed out, Bale had already looked up and clearly seen the situation in the penalty area. At this moment, Gary Neville was the only player in red in Manchester United's penalty area, but on Leeds United's side, Podolski and Ribery had already taken their positions, sandwiching Gary Neville in the middle.
Bale played a clever pass, delivering a half-high ball.
Neville didn't see Bale pass the ball because his view was blocked by Podolski, who was standing in front of him.
By the time he saw it, the ball had already passed over Podolski's head and was flying towards the far post of the goal.
There, Ribery, who had been dominated by Ronaldo for more than half an hour, received the ball.
Upon witnessing this, Eddie Gray's familiar exclamation finally echoed across Elland Road today: "Ribéry!"
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