BREAKING: Erling Haaland hits Arsenal star in the head during chaotic Man City celebrations

Manchester City denied rubric rivals Arsenal connected Sunday day done John Stones' precocious equaliser and striker Erling Haaland caused a spot of mischief successful his side's celebrations pursuing the goal

Erling Haaland risked Arsenal fury aft throwing the shot astatine Gabriel's HEAD during Manchester City's celebrations.

The Norwegian had already recovered the nett during the first-half but was near frustrated successful the second. City yet recovered a mode done ten-man Arsenal arsenic John Stones forced the shot location with conscionable seconds remaining.

In the post-goal celebrations, Haaland picked up the shot and threw it astatine the backmost of Gabriel's head, who had lifted his garment supra his look successful disappointment.

It appeared to trigger a immense brawl betwixt the 2 sides arsenic players piled successful aft the last whistle. Things soon simmer down though arsenic some sides walked distant with a point.

The clash astatine the Etihad Stadium was incident-packed arsenic the 2 rubric rivals battled to a 2-2 draw. It started aft conscionable FOUR seconds aft Rodri and Kai Havertz collided from kick-off.

It near the City midfielder needing aesculapian treatment, portion it delayed the crippled for a mates of minutes. Haaland past opened the scoring with a objective decorativeness but City were near frustrated aft Rodri picked up a genu injury.

Arsenal past roared backmost done Riccardo Calafiori, with the extremity triggering fury from the location broadside and Pep Guardiola. Gabriel Magalhaes past enactment Arsenal up earlier Leandro Trossard was sent disconnected conscionable moments earlier the break.

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After dominating the bulk of the second-half, City yet broke done Arsenal's resistance. John Stones forced location a melodramatic equaliser precocious on.

It leaves Guardiola's broadside apical with 4 wins from five. Meanwhile, Arsenal stay undefeated and beryllium 4th successful the table.

Speaking aft his equalising goal, Stones said: "You are frustrated that you don't get to commencement successful these large games and earlier the crippled I tried to transmission it and person a affirmative cognition if needed to travel on.

"Over the years we person learned arsenic a squad to instrumentality together, nary substance who is playing and to ever beryllium acceptable - I'm definite you person heard the manager accidental that plentifulness of times. I came connected and tried to beryllium wrong the container for much crosses. One dropped to maine and thankfully I enactment it successful the backmost of the net. I'm truly pleased to person scored the extremity similar that."

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