Piers Morgan blasts 'nasty' Manchester City star following confrontation with Arsenal teenager Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was at the thick of things as his team clawed back to secure a point against Arsenal, and he has since made headlines for his post-match antics.
Piers Morgan called Erling Haaland a "nasty piece of work" for his actions following Sunday's tumultuous altercation. Manchester City and Arsenal played to a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium over the weekend. Haaland gave City the lead, only for Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes to complete a stunning comeback.Arsenal were reduced to ten men on the stroke of halftime after Leandro Trossard was sent off. It appeared like the Gunners would win three points, but John Stones scored an injury time equaliser.
The situation continued after the game, when Haaland argued fiercely with Mikel Arteta and Gabriel Jesus. He was heard instructing Arsenal's manager to be "humble". Morgan, the commentator, was enraged and took aim at the Manchester City star. On social media, he said, "Humility lectures from the most arrogant player in the league, who nastily belittled 17-year-old Lewis-Skelly and cowardly hurled a ball at the back of Gabriel's head." Reduce the volume. "You nasty piece of work." Morgan complained about more than just Haaland's actions. He also dismissed Michael Owen's remarks as "nonsense".
The ex-Liverpool and Manchester United striker said: "Great game yesterday, but Arteta's attitude and comments afterwards were terrible yet again. Trossard received a red card. The only team that suffered was City, as Michael Oliver permitted the game to resume a few seconds too early in the buildup to Arsenal's equaliser."
Meanwhile, Haaland faced harsh criticism for his conduct shortly after Stones' equaliser. The Norwegian attacker plucked the ball up from the goal and threw it at Gabriel's head, who had his back turned. And Ian Wright has criticized the Manchester City star for his antics. Taking to social media, Wright stated, "The one thing that boiled me up properly was Haaland's cowardly move.
Throwing the ball at Gabi's head while he is not looking. When Gabi turns her back to him. This is a real coward's move. Gabi would stare him in the eye, you understand. That bothered me more than anything else. "I thought you (Haaland) were bigger than that." There was some concern for Haaland as it was reported that he could face a retrospective FA ban. But he will not be punished for the incident. The exchange was reviewed by VAR, but it was not found to be violent.
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