Erling Haaland urged Mikel Arteta to “stay humble” while warning Gabriel Jesus to “get the f*** away” following a heated 2-2 draw between Manchester City and Arsenal.
The reigning champions were trailing 2-1 at halftime but gained a numerical advantage in the second half after Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard received a second yellow card for kicking the ball away.
The pressure mounted, culminating in a dramatic equalizer from John Stones in the 98th minute.
However, that was just part of the story, as tempers flared both on and off the pitch.
Haaland was at the centre of the action, celebrating his 100th goal for Manchester City earlier in the match.
After Stones’ equalizer, he was seen throwing the ball at Gabriel’s head and clashing with several players after a hard challenge on Thomas Partey during stoppage time.
New footage has emerged showing Haaland taunting Arteta after the final whistle.
In the clip shared by Sky Sports, Haaland is captured telling the Arsenal manager: “Stay humble eh.
“Stay humble eh.
Haaland was then confronted by Jesus before telling the Brazil forward: “Talking about what I wasn’t talking about f***ing clown.”
He added: “What you talking about…
“Get the f*** away you f***ing clown.”
The post-match exchange heated up as both Pep Guardiola and Bernardo Silva criticized Arsenal’s tactics.
Silva specifically accused the team of time-wasting, while John Stones commented on what he described as their “dirty” tactics.
“It was a difficult afternoon for both teams, how they stop the play, how they use the side of football that not many teams do,” Stones said.
“You can call it clever or dirty, whichever way you want to put it, but they break up the game which upsets the rhythm.
“They use it to their advantage and we dealt with it very well.
“They slow the game down, they get the keeper on the floor so they can get some information onto the pitch.
“We had to control our emotions during those tough times and I felt like we did.
“There were a lot of tough tackles, some silly decisions, but we did well.
“I wouldn’t say they have mastered it, but they have done it for a few years now, so we knew to expect that.”
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