Erling Haaland delivers classy response to Gabriel headbutt controversy in Manchester City win over Arsenal
Haaland questions Anthony Taylor showing him a yellow card after Gabriel headbutt incidentMan City star admits he could’ve gotten Gabriel sent off but didn’t want to go down that easyCity can go t...
Erling Haaland delivers classy response to Gabriel headbutt controversy in Manchester City win over Arsenal Haaland questions Anthony Taylor showing him a yellow card after Gabriel headbutt incident Man City star admits he could’ve gotten Gabriel sent off but didn’t want to go down that easy City can go top of the Premier League if they beat Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has discussed the controversy around Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães headbutting him on Sunday. Gabriel was shown a mere yellow card for headbutting Haaland – an action that can easily draw a straight red card for violent conduct – in the second-half of Arsenal ‘s crushing and potentially title-deciding 2-1 loss at the Etihad Stadium. Haaland got the better of Arsenal’s Brazilian defender, whom the Norway international has enjoyed great battles with over the years, this weekend as he netted the all-important winner for Manchester City , who closed the gap to the Gunners to three points this weekend.
Match Report & Player Ratings: Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League) City can go top of the Premier League with a win away at Burnley on Wednesday night in their game in hand over Mikel Arteta ‘s men as the Blues progress their pursuit of a domestic treble to give departing club captain Bernardo Silva a successful send-off. I will not go down that easily, says Haaland It can well be argued that had Haaland gone down as a result of Gabriel’s headbutt, referee Anthony Taylor would have had no choice but to send the Arsenal centre-half off. “I think if I fell on the floor, which I will not do unless someone really attacks me, I think maybe it would be a red card,” Haaland said in a candid post-match interview with Sky Sports .
“I’m not sure but it is what it is. I will not fall on the floor as easy like this. Yellow card, for me I don’t know why.
He (Gabriel) comes up to my face. It is what it is. ” To explain Taylor’s decision to only show Gabriel a yellow card, the Premier League Match Centre said: “The referee’s call of no red card was checked and confirmed by VAR, with the action from Gabriel deemed not to be excessively aggressive or violent.