‘You nasty piece of work’ – Piers Morgan blasts Premier League superstar after Arsenal’s draw with Manchester City

Piers Morgan has called Premier League apical goalscorer Erling Haaland a ‘nasty portion of work’ and slammed the Manchester City striker for ‘belittling’ a 17-year-old opponent.

Haaland caused contention during Man City’s thrilling 2-2 gully with Arsenal connected Sunday by throwing the shot astatine Gabriel’s head aft the hosts scored a melodramatic 98th-minute equaliser.

The Norway planetary past clattered into Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey consecutive from the restart, prompting several players to travel head-to-head successful a tense extremity to the fixture.

One of the players to attack Haaland was Arsenal youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly, who had an eventful debut contempt lone coming connected successful injury-time arsenic helium received a yellowish paper portion connected the touchline earlier being progressive successful the fracas connected the pitch.

Haaland appeared to disregard Lewis-Skelly by shouting ‘who the f*** are you’ earlier helium besides shared words with Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta and Gunners striker Gabriel Jesus, who utilized to play for Man City.

Arteta was told to ‘stay humble’ by the Manchester City talisman, who past appeared to telephone Jesus a ‘clown’ aft the last whistle had been blown to bring an extremity to an intriguing and eventful clash betwixt the 2 rubric rivals.

Responding to a clip showing Haaland clashing with Arteta, TV presenter and Arsenal instrumentality Morgan said: ‘Humility lectures from the astir arrogant subordinate successful the league, who nastily belittled 17-year-old Lewis-Skelly, and cowardly hurled a shot astatine the backmost of Gabriel’s head.

‘Pipe down. you nasty portion of work.’

Arsenal fable Ian Wright besides criticised Haaland for picking the shot retired of the nett and chucking it astatine Gunners defender Gabriel, who had earlier enactment the visitors up with a towering header.

‘The 1 happening that boiled maine up decently was Haaland’s coward’s move,’ helium said connected societal media.

‘Throwing the shot astatine Gabi’s caput erstwhile he’s not looking. When Gabi’s back’s turned to him. Real coward’s move. Gabi would look him successful the eye, you know.

‘That’s what bothered maine much than thing else. I thought you [Haaland] were bigger than that.’

Arsenal were seconds distant from sealing a celebrated triumph astatine Manchester City but volition beryllium contented with a constituent aft going down to 10 men soon earlier half-time.

On the match, Morgan added: ‘Arsenal were the motivation winners. Magnificent show against 12-man City whose MoM [Man of the Match] was [referee] Michael Oliver.

‘Arsenal volition triumph the league.. Man City couldn’t adjacent bushed america erstwhile we lone had 10 men for the full 2nd half.’

The Premier League person confirmed Manchester City and Arsenal volition debar immoderate further punishment for the scenes astatine the extremity of Sunday’s clash.

Man City are bidding to triumph a record-extending 5th successive Premier League rubric this play and person taken 13 points from their archetypal 5 games.

Arsenal, searching for their archetypal league rubric successful 20 years, are 3 places and 2 points down the defending champions successful fourth.

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