How Arsenal spent ENTIRE Man City clash winding up Erling Haaland – from brutal celebrations to grabbing shorts

ERLING HAALAND volition retrieve the time helium reached 250 nine goals successful precisely the other mode he'd similar to.

Blame Arsenal for that, with a tireless show of winding-up the Manchester City striker that went acold beyond a 5-1 win.

Such a dismal decision was lone the last insult for the 24-year-old, who won the Premier League rubric and Golden Boot successful his archetypal 2 seasons astatine the Etihad.

Haaland's "Stay Humble" message for Gunners brag Mikel Arteta past September ignited discontent betwixt definite players astatine some clubs.

And you didn't person to work betwixt the lines connected Sunday to spot who has taken the pb roles.

Arsenal centre-back Gabriel went into the lucifer saying: “It’s a battle, a war".

And judging by his efforts astir each clip helium came up against the Norwegian, it couldn't person been much personal.

When Martin Odegaard rammed the Gunners successful beforehand aft conscionable 2 minutes, Gabriel roared with joyousness close successful the look of Haaland.

Many viewers were impressed with the calm mode the erstwhile Borussia Dortmund hero dealt with that - arsenic helium virtually ignored the Brazilian.

Myles Lewis-Skelly past showed that Arsenal judge you are ne'er excessively young to goad the extremity GOAT.

The 18-year-old curved successful the third goal and sunk to the level for a mischievous, Haaland-style celebration.

The defender sat with his arms retired and eyes closed - portion helium was lauded by team-mates lasting astir him.

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Meanwhile, Gabriel continued his bid of combative, niggly encounters with Haaland - sometimes appearing to propulsion him distant disconnected the ball.

The 2 exchanged words astatine 1 moment, with the guardant appearing to smile.

And Gabriel's worst - oregon champion moment, depending however you look at it, arrived erstwhile the Gunners were 4-1 up.

The 27-year-old was connected the ground when helium reached retired to tug down astatine Haaland's shorts.

Again the City antheral - this clip rather virtually - appeared to instrumentality the substance successful his stride.

He concisely looked circular to spot what was happening but carried connected walking away.

Unfortunately for Haaland, helium could also be seeing the backmost of his 3rd Prem crown successful a row.

City, successful 4th are present 15 points adrift of leaders Liverpool.

Some fans reacted to the Gunners merciless attraction of Haaland by telling him: "If you speech the speech you person to locomotion the walk."

Another suggested: "The prem has missed thing similar this."

And a 3rd said: "As it should be. A defender should rattle strikers and that’s what large Gabby is doing."

But others praised Haaland for appearing to support his composure.

Sky Sports posted a clip of a drawstring of incidents involving the 6ft 4ins ace and his antheral marker, adding the words: "It's harmless to accidental determination was a spot of needle betwixt Haaland and Gabriel today..."

But 1 instrumentality posted: "Needle from Gabriel, yes. Haaland is an adult." 

However, the mature show arsenic a squad came from Arsenal, with City gifting the Gunners their opener past collapsing successful the past 34 minutes.