Erling Haaland humiliated Mikel Arteta with a two-word command on Sunday, then went on a foul-mouthed rant at Gabriel Jesus following Manchester City’s incredible 2-2 comeback victory over Arsenal.
After John Stones’ dramatic equalizer, the City striker was in a furious mood at the Etihad, hurling the ball at Gabriel’s head and seemingly asking the 17-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal, “who the f*** are you?”
Just when it looked like the Cityzens would suffer a shock defeat to ten-man Arsenal, John Stones took advantage of a deflection eight minutes into stoppage time, igniting a frenzy among the home supporters and keeping City atop the Premier League standings.
What Erling Haaland said to Arteta
Haaland’s mischievous nature did not go away in the wake of the incident; he slapped the shoulder of Arsenal manager Arteta and advised him to “stay humble.”
This sparked a reaction from Gunners’ striker Jesus Gabriel, who confronted the Norwegian for his petulant act.
”Come, why are you saying (this), talking?” asked the Brazilian, per Mail Sports.
”Talking about what? I wasn’t talking s***, clown,” Haaland retorted, towering over his opponent before pushing him.
“Don’t touch me,” said Jesus.
”What are you talking about? Get the f*** away from me you f***ing clown,” Haaland snapped back before Jack Grealish stepped between them.
The two teams’ intense rivalry has grown over the past two seasons as a result of their close battles for the Premier League title.
Haaland is obviously of the opinion that City, who have won four straight titles, are still the best team even if Arsenal came dangerously close to defeating them away from home.
Meanwhile, City midfielder Rodri is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in the game.
