Arsenal: Gabriel 'rattled' Erling Haaland as Man City striker 'lost his head'

That's according to Wes Brown, who believes the City striker's antics astatine the extremity of the crippled proved helium had "lost his head".

Haaland opened the scoring astatine the Etihad Stadium earlier goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel saw the Gunners caput into half-time successful the pb - but a antheral down aft Leandro Trossard's sending-off.

City escaped with a constituent acknowledgment to John Stones' last-gasp equaliser, which saw Haaland propulsion the shot astatine the backmost of Gabriel's caput during the celebrations.

Haaland knew that helium was having a pugnacious crippled against Gabriel ... you tin archer that helium indispensable person got to him

Wes Brown

Brown believes Haaland's actions beryllium Gabriel got into his head, telling instantcasino.com: "I deliberation Gabriel rattled Erling Haaland a small spot the different day

"You could spot determination were a fewer small squabbles betwixt the pair, and I deliberation that means that Haaland knew that helium was having a pugnacious crippled against Gabriel, adjacent though helium scored. He’d astir apt thigh it up if helium was having a bully crippled truthful you tin archer that helium indispensable person got to him passim the match.

"It tin beryllium casual to suffer your caput a spot astatine times. It was a large crippled betwixt the 2 champion sides successful the league and I reckon it’ll beryllium those 2 astatine the apical again.

"Manchester City scored that precocious extremity but they’ll inactive beryllium disappointed with drafting the crippled – it was a accidental for them to propulsion distant a small bit. You could spot it was a precise carnal crippled truthful it’s nary astonishment things spilled implicit a small spot betwixt the players.