Arsenal's late comeback directly infuriated Liverpool's head coach, Hodgson, almost to death.
"Damn it! That hateful brat!" At this moment, Hodgson was grinding his teeth, furious with Fly.
To be overturned at home at Anfield by his most direct competitor?
Hodgson could already imagine how the Fleet Street media would kick him while he was down after the match.
"No, we must win this match!"
Having made up his mind, Hodgson yelled and gestured wildly on the sidelines, signaling to strengthen the attack.
There was no need to be conservative anymore, as they were already trailing.
Losing by one goal meant 0 points, and losing by two goals still meant 0 points.
Given this, Liverpool naturally had nothing to lose and went all out for a final push.
As for considerations like goal difference, it was only the first round of the Premier League, so there was no need to worry about it for now.
The 86th minute of the match.
Liverpool, having conceded, pushed forward in full force, showing a never-give-up attitude.
First, Gerrard took a powerful shot from 30 yards out.
The ball was saved by Almunia, but it didn't Fly far and was controlled by Maxi.
Facing Clichy's close marking, Maxi swept the ball into the box for Torres.
Torres received the ball, turned smoothly, and immediately shot, a single technical move directly shaking off Vermaelen's defense.
Fortunately, Koscielny covered in time, blocking Torres's shot at the last second.
The ball hit Koscielny's leg and bounced to the right side of the box.
Arsenal's right-back Sagna controlled the ball, advanced 30 meters, and then threaded a through ball to Walcott, who was sprinting forward at top speed.
The through ball was given with a little lead, allowing Walcott to catch up to the ball without slowing down.
At this moment, Agger, who had been repeatedly outpaced by Walcott, was completely unable to keep up.
Walcott saw dozens of meters of open space ahead of him and charged directly into Liverpool's box along a diagonal line.
Fly, on the other side, had even advanced into the left side of Liverpool's box before Walcott.
Arshavin and Van Persie were not to be outdone, both rushing towards the center of the box.
In an instant, Liverpool's defense faced a 4-on-3 situation in their own area, with Carragher, Skrtel, and Glen Johnson defending the four-man Arsenal attack.
Seeing Walcott charge directly to within just 20 yards of the goal, Skrtel gritted his teeth and had to temporarily abandon marking Arshavin, turning to stop Walcott.
Walcott, uncharacteristically, kept his cool and passed the ball directly to Arshavin as Skrtel came to defend him.
The temporarily unmarked Arshavin, after a slight adjustment to the rolling ball, unleashed a powerful shot.
At a crucial moment, Reina made an incredible save, pushing the high-speed ball down right on the goal line.
However, Arshavin's close-range shot was simply too powerful.
Reina could only push the ball down on the goal line but couldn't control its direction.
After bouncing up, the ball flew towards the left side of the goal.
At this moment, Fly, seemingly out of nowhere, flashed into the ball's path before anyone realized it.
Facing a wide-open goal from close range, Fly lifted his leg and kicked the ball into the net with a motion like kicking a person.
Reina was completely helpless against such a shot and raised his hands in surrender.
Immediately after Fly scored, Liverpool players quickly raised their hands to the Main Referee, claiming Fly was offside and the goal should be disallowed.
But the Main Referee saw the linesman had not raised his flag, so he blew his whistle and pointed to the center circle, signaling the goal was valid!
"GOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"
"He did it!!!"
"Number 13, Fly, he has scored again."
"In his first ever Premier League match, he has scored a brace!"
"Plus the assist he provided for Van Persie, it means this kid has been involved in three goals in less than 30 minutes on the pitch!"
"Remember, this is the Premier League, and he is facing the Red Army, Liverpool!"
"To produce such a stunning performance in a match and against opponents of this caliber is incredible!"
"We have reason to believe that Fly will become a world-class superstar in the not-too-distant future!"
After Fly scored his second goal, Arsène Wenger on the sidelines couldn't help but applaud excitedly.
To be honest, Fly's ability to perform so efficiently in his first match was indeed beyond Arsène Wenger's expectations.
Because in Arsène Wenger's vision, although Fly was very talented, that talent needed time to materialize.
His immediate impact at this stage was definitely not expected to be better than well-known players.
However, this idea was now severely shaken.
Arsène Wenger still needed time to observe whether Fly's performance was just a one-off burst in this match or if this was his actual level...
After Fly scored Arsenal's third goal, Liverpool completely collapsed.
Liverpool, already playing with one man less since the first half, had done their best to hold on until now.
The 2nd minute of injury time.
Diaby intercepted the ball in midfield and passed to Nasri, who ran forward.
When he reached about 30 yards from the goal, seeing that Liverpool's defenders were slow to press, he drew back his leg and took a long shot.
The long shot had enough power, but it was aimed too centrally and should not have been much of a threat.
But whether due to a mental collapse or a basic error, Liverpool goalkeeper Reina fumbled the ball, and it unexpectedly rolled into the net.
"Oh, my god!!!"
"Reina actually made a butterfingers error at the very end, such a basic mistake should not happen to him."
"The match is completely over, Arsenal scored three goals in the last 10 minutes, completely dismantling Liverpool!"
"And the biggest hero behind all of this is a young player who just made his professional League debut, this is simply a fairy tale!"
"Perhaps one day in the future, looking back, we will be very grateful that we watched this match live."
"Because this could very well symbolize the birth of a great legendary player!"
"Beep, beep, beep----"
Accompanied by the two short and one long whistle, the Main Referee blew the final whistle for the match.
Ultimately, Arsenal won convincingly against Liverpool away from home with a score of 4:1!
It was quite an upset!
After all, although Arsenal's squad strength on paper is currently slightly better than Liverpool's, it's not enough to produce such a large 4:1 scoreline!
Especially at Anfield, the famous 'devil's home ground' in England, which makes it even more commendable.
In short, after this match, Fly has thoroughly established his reputation as a 'genius'.