Sunday’s Premier League fixture between title contenders Manchester City and Arsenal had some serious heated moments. A video Erling Haaland is circling around the internet in which he could be seen hurling the ball at Gabriel Mafgalhaes after City scored a late equaliser at the Etihad Stadium. The match finished moments later and there was a scuffle between the players of both sides.
The Gunners were minutes away from securing a win at the Etihad despite playing the second half with a man down. Haaland was kept quiet during those 45 minutes and the Norwegian showed his frustration by throwing the ball Gabriel’s head.
According to Jack Gaughan from MailSport, the Video Assistant Referee reviewed the incident between Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes following Manchester City’s equaliser against Arsenal and determined that no further action was needed. As a result, Haaland will not face any retrospective punishment and will be available for Manchester City’s upcoming Premier League match against Newcastle United on Saturday. (WATCH: Kylian Mbappe’s Priceless Reaction To Endrick’s Late Goal Against VfB Stuttgart Goes Viral)
VAR reviewed Erling Haaland launching the ball at the back of the unsighted Gabriel Magalhães’ head for the Man City equaliser and deemed no action was necessary. He will face no retrospective punishment.
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Connor Humm (@TikiTakaConnor) September 23, 2024
Erling Haaland will face NO retrospective punishment for throwing the ball at Gabriel Magalhaes’ head after Man City’s equalizer against Arsenal. VAR reviewed the situation and deemed no action was necessary.
CentreGoals. (@centregoals) September 23, 2024
Erling Haaland not expected to face any retrospective punishment for throwing the ball at the back of Gabriel Magalhaes’ head.
VAR reviewed the incident at the time, and deemed no action was necessary, @Jack_Gaughan reports. pic.twitter.com/e714HRzizu
Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 23, 2024
Manchester City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips heaped praise on midfielder Kevin De Bruyne saying that he has got Satan in his foot. De Bruyne played an important role in Manchester City’s Premier League win in the 2023-24 season, even after being sidelined for the first half of the season due to an injury. He scored four goals and attempted 10 assists after playing 18 matches in the Premier League.
Speaking at the Premier League match-screening event of Manchester City and the trophy tour in Dwarka, the former player said that De Bruyne is one of the greatest midfielders to have played in the history of Premier League so far.
“Kevin De Bruyne, he’s Kevin De Bruyne. It’s like he’s got Satan in his foot. He knows for an attacking player, he’s the perfect player to have behind you. He is probably one of the greatest midfielders that have played in the Premier League. There are a lot of people who will hold their hands up and say they can kind of agree. And if not, probably in the world,” Wright-Phillips said while speaking to ANI.
The Belgium international joined the Man City team in August 2015 from German club Wolfsburg. The 33-year-old scored his 100th goal for his side in April this year against Crystal Palace. He has got many assists in his career so far which included 19 assists for Erling Haaland in the last two seasons. De Bruyne is also the quickest player to reach 100 Premier League assists, doing so in 237 matches.
Further, the legendary player went on to talk about City striker Erling Haaland. He admitted that the Norweign is capable of breaking Lionel Messi’s record of scoring 91 goals (2012 with FC Barcelona) in a season.
“We’ve seen what Haaland is capable of over the last two years. He’s nearly reached 100 goals within a season and a little bit so for me in general as long as the chances are there and he’s on firing form right now. I don’t see why he can’t but like I said, I don’t think he’s necessarily concentrating on breaking the rules. He’s just more focused on scoring goals,” the 42-year-old added.
Haaland had a season to remember after he made a switch to the Premier League from the Bundesliga last summer in 2022.
The 24-year-old was awarded the ‘Gerd Muller Trophy’ for the Best Striker of the Year. Haaland secured a treble of Championship titles with Manchester City in the 2022-23 season, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.
Haaland went on a monumental goal-scoring spree, with a total of 56 goals in a single season, which was also his debut season with City. He broke the record for most goals by a Premier League player across all competitions in a season. Last season in the Premier League, the forward netted 27 goals in 31 appearances and registered five assists as well. His elusive treble triumph was followed by a league title and a League Cup double in the 2023-24 season. (With ANI Inputs)
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