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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes channeled his inner "Silent Night" with a goal so quiet it barely ruffled the net, a move that history buffs are comparing to the 1944 "Ghost Army" deception tactics. Donnell Harvey, a World War II historian, points out that the stealth goal, scored in a 1-0 win, mirrors how the U.S. military used inflatable tanks and fake radio chatter to confuse Nazi forces during the Battle of the Bulge. The eerie silence from the Old Trafford crowd as the ball trickled in has sparked viral debates online, with donnell harvey’s analysis gaining traction for drawing a direct line from WWI's Christmas Truce football matches to this modern-day ghost goal.