Decisive scorer to give Manchester City victory against Arsenal (2-1) this Sunday during the crucial clash for the Premier League title race, Erling Haaland exploded with anger after a rough duel with Gabriel. The Gunners defender tore off a piece of the Norwegian striker’s undershirt.
A particularly electric duel animated the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal, this Sunday in the Premier League (2-1). The sequence starts with a perfectly executed action by Manchester City. After a quick restart from Gianluigi Donnarumma, Jeremy Doku uses his percussion on the side before serving Nico O’Reilly in the area. The Englishman’s cross crosses the area, Rodri misses his recovery, but Erling Haaland, a surface fox, emerges at the far post. The Norwegian does not tremble and adjusts David Raya with power to offer the 2-1 to his team in the 65th minute.
But barely the time to celebrate does the match change its tone. Launched deep in stride, Haaland overtakes Gabriel. The Arsenal central defender, in difficulty, hangs on… until he completely tears off the attacker’s undershirt. A scene which immediately made the Citizens striker react, furious.
Haaland gets up and rushes towards the referee to report the incident, showing the damage. In the confusion, Piero Hincapie quickly intervenes to push the complaining Norwegian into the shelter. But he chose not to intervene to punish the Brazilian. Forced to see for himself the extent of the tear, Haaland takes off his jersey, shows off his undershirt, which is completely torn at the level of his right arm, then sends it into the stands, picked up by an Etihad supporter.
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Electric end to the match between Gabriel and Haaland
The episode leaves its mark, and the tension does not subside. Less than twenty minutes later, in the 84th minute, the two men found themselves once again in an aerial duel. Gabriel jumps on Haaland and knocks him down. This time, the Norwegian doesn’t let anything slip: he immediately gets up and pushes the Brazilian.
The two players find themselves face to face. Referee Anthony Taylor, who remained discreet during the first incident, intervened this time without hesitation. He distributes a yellow card to everyone, trying to calm down a particularly tense end to the meeting.
Author of his 22nd league goal this season, Haaland allows City to come back to within three lengths of Arsenal with just five days remaining in the Premier League. The Norwegian is relaunching the title race while the Citizens are one game behind the Gunners.
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