Erling Haaland incident that triggered furious bust-up between Man City and Arsenal stars
Manchester City denied title rivals Arsenal on Sunday afternoon through John Stones' late equaliser and striker Erling Haaland caused a bit of mischief in his side's celebrations following the goal
by Daniel Orme · The MirrorErling Haaland risked Arsenal fury after throwing the ball at Gabriel's HEAD during Manchester City's celebrations.
After John Stones' dramatic equaliser, Haaland picked up the ball from the back of the net. But instead of launching it up the pitch to get the game back underway, he threw it at the back of Gabriel's head, who had lifted his shirt above his face in disappointment.
It appeared to trigger a huge brawl between the two sides as players piled in after the final whistle. Things soon simmered down though as both sides walked away with a point.
City had eventually found a way through ten-man Arsenal after Stones forced the ball home with just seconds remaining. The Gunners had been down to ten men for all of the second half after Leandro Trossard's red card.
The late goal was just the final act in what was an incident-packed affair as the two title rivals battled to a 2-2 draw. It started after just FOUR seconds after Rodri and Kai Havertz collided from kick-off.
It left the City midfielder needing medical treatment, while it delayed the game for a couple of minutes. Haaland then opened the scoring with a clinical finish but City were left frustrated after Rodri picked up a knee injury.
Arsenal then roared back through Riccardo Calafiori, with the goal triggering fury from the home side and Pep Guardiola. Gabriel Magalhaes then put Arsenal ahead before Trossard was sent off just moments before the break.
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After dominating the majority of the second-half, City eventually broke through Arsenal's resistance. Stones forced home a dramatic equaliser late on.
It leaves Guardiola's side top with four wins from five. Meanwhile, Arsenal remain undefeated and sit fourth in the table.
Speaking after his equalising goal, Stones said: "You are frustrated that you don't get to start in these big games and before the game I tried to channel it and have a positive attitude if needed to come on.
"Over the years we have learned as a team to stick together, no matter who is playing and to always be ready - I'm sure you have heard the manager say that plenty of times. I came on and tried to be inside the box for more crosses. One dropped to me and thankfully I put it in the back of the net. I'm really pleased to have scored the goal like that."
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