After receiving Kompany's back pass, Joe Hart didn't immediately kick the ball forward with a big foot like he usually did, instead he stepped on the ball.
"Hart, over here!"
Ranocchia hurriedly opened up space, preparing to receive the ball.
Joe Hart knew that Ranocchia, as a center-back who plays the ball from the back, had skilled footwork and was a crucial part of Manchester City's defense.
He indeed heard Ranocchia's call, saw the open space, and was ready to pass the ball to him.
Joe Hart's vision and thinking were excellent.
But the difference between him and Caballero was that his footwork was just a tad slower!
If it was against ordinary Premier League opponents, Hart would have successfully passed the ball, but he encountered Mandzukic!
Just at the instant Hart touched the ball, Mandzukic charged from the side like a wild boar.
A shadow flashed by, Hart was stunned, and suddenly heard a "pada" sound.
"Oh no!"
