Manchester City took a massive step toward another Premier League title with a gritty 2-1 win over Arsenal, and Erling Haaland stole the headlines for his actions on and off the pitch. The Norwegian striker scored the winning goal, but forced broadcasters into a swift apology after an X-rated outburst in his post-match interview.
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes avoided a red card during Sunday's heated 2-1 defeat against Manchester City. Despite the Brazilian appearing to headbutt Erling Haaland, he was only shown a yellow card, and the Premier League has now confirmed why that decision was made.
Erling Haaland scored for the first time in the Premier League since February on Sunday, and his intervention was more than worth the wait as it gave Manchester City a 2-1 win over Arsenal which put them in the driving seat to win the title. A magical dribble from Rayan Cherki gave City the lead in the make-or-break showdown in Manchester, only for a terrible touch by Gianluigi Donnarumma to hand Kai Havertz an equaliser.
Erling Haaland believes Manchester City’s trophy-winning experience could prove decisive ahead of their huge Premier League clash with Arsenal. The Norwegian striker insists City remain “hungry for more” as the title race enters its decisive stage.
Erling Haaland has labelled Manchester City’s clash with Arsenal as a "final" that could decide the Premier League title race. The Norwegian striker warned the Gunners that City are treating every remaining game as a knockout match in their pursuit for a fifth title in six years.
Pep Guardiola insisted last month that Real Madrid were not his biggest rivals during his time at Manchester City, instead giving that particular honour to Liverpool. He did at least clarify that he meant Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, which is just as well after Arne Slot's Reds failed to cause Guardiola any stress while he watched his side run out 4-0 winners in Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final from the comfort of his seat in the stands.
Erling Haaland proved he is back to his best with a hat-trick to dump Liverpool out of the FA Cup. As he showed off the matchball after the 4-0 win, a teammate left a hilariously blunt message, branding him a "big f*cking weirdo" for his relentless scoring.
Manchester City star Erling Haaland admitted he was "super happy" to have finally ended his wait for another hat-trick as he fired Pep Guardiola’s side into the FA Cup semi-finals. The Norwegian goal-machine was in clinical form at the Etihad Stadium, dismantling a Liverpool side still struggling under Arne Slot.
Erling Haaland scored his first hat-trick of the season as Manchester City demolished Liverpool 4-0 in a practically perfect FA Cup quarter-final tie at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland bagged a penalty late in the first half and soon followed it with a header to complete a wonderful team move from Pep Guardiola's side, who stormed into the FA Cup semi-finals for an eighth consecutive season.