Erling Haaland was caught on camera telling Mikel Arteta to “stay humble” after Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the weekend.
City needed an equalizer in the 98th minute from centre-back John Stones to grab a point after ten-man Arsenal had sat back to defend their lead throughout the second half, with emotions boiling over on several occasions.
After the final whistle, when Arteta entered the pitch to speak to his players, he was involved in such an incident with Haaland that turned into a confrontation with a handful of players.
In a clip circulating widely on social media, Haaland is seen telling Arteta, in an apparently aggressive manner, to “be humble, stay humble”, and is clearly waiting for an answer sooner. arsenal Striker Gabriel Jesús intervenes.
“Come,” Jesus says as he pushes Haaland away from the Arsenal boss. “What what what what?” Haaland answers, to which Jesus replies, “Why do you say, do you speak?”
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An outraged Haaland confronts Jesus and says: “Talking about what? I wasn’t saying – fucking clown.” In steps Jack Grealish to separate the duo, with Jesus reacting: “Don’t touch me”.
“What are you talking about?” says Haaland. “Get out, you fucking clown.” The Norwegian turns and walks away, and Arteta takes Jesus and the rest of his players.
As it says Sky SportsHaaland will face no retrospective action for his behavior during the match, which also included throwing the ball at Arsenal centre-back Gabriel afterwards cityThe late tie.
Haaland was also seen knocking Thomas Partey to the ground immediately after the restart, while he also asked Arsenal youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly “Who the hell are you?” when the youngster was looking to defend his fellow midfielder.
