'Stay Humble': Erling Haaland Indulges In an Ugly Confrontation With Mikel Arteta and Gabriel Jesus

Erling Haaland carried forward his spectacular goal spree on Sunday. He opened the scoring for Manchester City in the eventual 2-2 draw against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The goal went down as his 100th in just 105 appearances, equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's distinguished record. Aside from piling up a century of goals, Haaland made it to the mainstream for one more reason.

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Erling Haaland Indulges In a Heated Argument

With Arsenal leading 2-1 at the end of the regulation time, Manchester City were in a tight zone, desperate for an equaliser. John Stones rose to the occasion and brought City on level terms with the Gunners just seconds before the final whistle. However, what transpired following became a subject of controversy.

Instantly after Stones' 98th-minute goal, Erling Haaland seemingly wanting the play to restart immediately, pushed the ball with his hands and it struck Gabriel Magalhaes on the back of his head. The VAR reviewed the act of Haaland and did not find conclusive evidence about a possible intentional whack. Hence, no action was deemed necessary.

The incident ended but its stains left and subsequently, it led to a heated confrontation between Erling Haaland, Gabriel Jesus, and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta following the full-time whistle. Footage of the same is making rounds on the internet, showing Haaland telling Arteta to "Stay Humble." Afterwards, Haaland and Gabriel Jesus entangled in a nasty argument. Here's the clip that is making waves on social media.

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Manchester City vs Arsenal: The Biggest Battle Yet Again?

Whether Mikel Arteta can finally get the better of Pep Guardiola is still unknown. A 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday showed Arsenal can certainly go toe-to-toe with the four-time defending champion — but it also confirmed City’s powers of resilience after dominating English soccer for the past six years.

“Still we have this passion, this fire inside ourselves,” Guardiola said after John Stones rescued a point with an equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time.

Arsenal has been runner-up to City in each of the last two years — setting new benchmarks along the way — but still coming up short. Arteta was Guardiola’s former assistant at City and now stands as his biggest threat.

On Sunday his team looked like snapping City’s 47-game unbeaten home run, despite being down to 10 men for the entirety of the second half after Leandro Trossard was sent off in first-half stoppage time.

(With inputs from AP)