Haaland could also be charged by the FA
Erling Haaland and Giovani Lo Celso were involved in a furious row at full-time of Manchester City’s draw against Spurs.
Dejan Kulusevski’s late header earned Ange Postecoglou’s side a point but there was controversy in the final stages in the game.
Despite being clipped, Haaland regained his balance and was able to send the ball over the top for Jack Grealish to run through on goal however referee Simon Hooper blew the whistle to pull the play back for a foul.
The decision angered everyone associated with the blue side of Manchester as they believed advantage should’ve been allowed to see if Grealush would go on and score the winner.
After the full time whistle was blew, Haaland and Lo Celso clashed after the Man City forward appeared to snap at something that was said to him by Lo Celso.
El enfado de Haaland.
— Relevo (@relevo) December 3, 2023Haaland da la mano a los árbitros y se marcha mosqueado tras la jugada polémica.
@AlvarodeGrado pic.twitter.com/91OrShCtHZ
Both had to be separated as a swarm of players and staff came together to pull them away from each other.
Haaland meanwhile could be facing disciplinary action from the FA for his criticism of referee Simon Hooper.
He took to social media to blast Hooper for the decision, sharing a clip of the crucial moment with a caption of “WTF.”
— Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) December 3, 2023
The Daily Star reports that this is likely to see Haaland hit with a misconduct charge by the FA. The FA has not yet announced any action against the City striker.
Whilst Haaland was clearly still pretty furious for a while after the game, his manager had managed to calm down by the time he spoke to reporters.
In his post-match interview, he said: “I don’t want to criticise them [officials]. On the touchline sometimes I lose my mind.
”It’s hard when you review the image, the referee decides to blow the whistle after he has already said to play on. I do not understand this action. It’s a pity. Sometimes football is like life, you do not get what you deserve.
“Even the referee – if he played for City today he would be disappointed for that action, that’s for sure.”
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