Erling Haaland's two-word dig at Mikel Arteta that came back to haunt him before Arsenal trip

Erling Haaland and Mikel Arteta clashed the past clip Manchester City and Arsenal met but the forward's verbal jibe coincided with a large dip successful signifier successful beforehand of goal

Tempers flared erstwhile Manchester City and Arsenal clashed successful Septenber earlier Erling Haaland told Mikel Arteta to "stay humble".

The Gunners, down to 10 men aft a arguable sending-off successful the first-half, had conscionable conceded a extremity heavy into stoppage clip which denied them a connection win. Instead the clash ended 2-2 with John Stones bundling successful an equaliser for City.

Haaland, intelligibly fired up, appeared to taunt the Gunners defenders earlier things boiled implicit aft the last whistle. The Norwegian's excavation towards Arteta sparked a confrontation with erstwhile City striker Gabriel Jesus, who leapt to the defence of his manager.

After immoderate verbals Jesus said "don't interaction me", earlier Haaland replied: "What you talking about? Get the **** away, you ******* clown".

At that constituent City were steadfast rubric contenders arsenic they eyed a 5th Premier League rubric connected the bounce. Haaland besides had an awesome grounds against Arsenal. He scored successful that 2-2 gully which was his 3rd extremity successful 5 games against the northbound Londoners.

When Haaland told Arteta to enactment humble helium had the precocious hand. The Norwegian was a two-time rubric winner, a treble winner, a successive Golden Boot winner. The Arsenal brag meantime was continually thwarted by City's relentlessness. Since that Sunday astatine the Etihad though Haaland's signifier has fallen disconnected a cliff. As has City's. Guardiola has confessed the rubric is present beyond them with the Norwegian enduring an uncharacteristic lull successful beforehand of goal.

After scoring against Arsenal helium went connected to notched conscionable 3 times successful his adjacent 13 games. His extremity against Brighton came successful a losing cause. His onslaught against Crystal Palace came arsenic City dropped much points successful a 2-2 stalemate.

Since the crook of the twelvemonth Haaland has scored 5 times successful arsenic galore games, which is much similar the signifier he's showed implicit the past 2 seasons.

Back successful December Guardiola was forced to support Haaland's mediocre onslaught rate, alternatively claiming the squad needed to bash much for the Norwegian. He said: "It's astir us, it's not conscionable astir 1 player. When Erling was truthful prolific, it was astir us, the team. Erling is truthful important for america and volition beryllium truthful important for us.

"We request to usage him better. The crushed wherefore is this 1 and this 1 and this one. It is astir us, astir everyone. The guys are moving much than ever. Many small details and large details marque america not arsenic bully arsenic we were."

It is lone Haaland's stellar aboriginal play signifier that inactive has him successful the hunt for the Golden Boot. He scored 10 times successful his archetypal 5 games, which included 2 hat-tricks. That has the City antheral sat connected 18 goals - 1 little than Mohamed Salah - with Arsenal his adjacent accidental to adhd to that tally arsenic the rivalry renews.

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