Will Erling Haaland be banned? FA verdict on Man City striker throwing ball at Gabriel

Erling Haaland ran the hazard of a imaginable prohibition erstwhile the Manchester City striker threw a shot astatine Gabriel Magalhaes' caput aft John Stones' last-minute equaliser against Arsenal

The FA person decided that Erling Haaland volition not look a prohibition for throwing a shot astatine Gabriel Magalhaes' caput aft John Stones' precocious extremity against Arsenal.

The Manchester City striker was a cardinal fig successful Sunday's (September 22) crunch clash which helium scored the opener in, marking his 100th extremity for the Premier League champions.

Having encountered rather the conflict with William Saliba and Gabriel, it was Arsenal's antiaircraft duo who astir had the past laughter astatine the Etihad Stadium. But Stones' 98th-minute equaliser was crushing for the visitors.

In the aftermath of the England international's goal, Haaland grabbed the shot from David Raya's nett and proceeded to propulsion it astatine the backmost of Gabriel's head, who had lifted his garment supra his look aft conceding successful brutal fashion.

Haaland's antagonistic antics seemed to person sparked a melee betwixt the 2 teams with galore players squaring disconnected against each other. The disagreements didn't halt arsenic aft full-time the Norwegian had a fiery three-word connection for Mikel Arteta, telling the Gunners boss: "Stay humble eh".

Former City striker Gabriel Jesus didn't instrumentality excessively kindly to the connection directed to his brag arsenic the Arsenal guardant exchanged words with Haaland earlier the brace were separated.

While determination were suggestions that the 24-year-old could look a retrospective prohibition for throwing the shot astatine Gabriel, The Football Association announced connected Monday (September 23) that helium volition not look immoderate punishment.

The FA were incapable to get progressive arsenic the incidental was already reviewed astatine the clip by the VAR, John Brooks, who decided Haaland's actions were not culpable of convulsive conduct. The striker was subsequently not worthy of being handed a consecutive reddish paper and VAR are not allowed to intervene to urge a booking.

City and Arsenal besides escaped punishment for their post-game play arsenic The FA disciplinary squad believed determination was nary azygous incidental connected the tract oregon connected the touchline successful Sunday's clash that warranted further enactment from the governing body.

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