Erling Haaland told Mikel Arteta to ‘stay humble’ after 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium

New Delhi: Erling Haaland told Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to ‘stay humble’ after their thrilling 2-2 draw within the Premier League clash at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Within the customary handshake after the match, Haaland slapped Arteta on the back as he told the Gunners boss to “stay humble, eh, stay humble”.

Arteta turned back and gave a stare to the Norwegian striker after hearing the remark but then walked away.

Gabriel Jesus overheard a comment and answered to Haaland by saying, “Come, come, why are you talking?” as Arsenal assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg leaned in. Haaland reacted by pushing Jesus away, prompting Jack Grealish to step in and separate both while Arsenal manager Arteta pulled Ben White and Jesus aside, leading them toward the Arsenal fans.

Earlier, Haaland, who had scored his 100th goal for Manchester City at some point of the match, clashed with Arsenal defender Gabriel after John Stones scored a 98th-minute equaliser. Haaland retrieved the ball from the net and bounced it off the back of Gabriel’s head before running off to celebrate together with his teammates. When play resumed, Haaland charged directly at Gabriel, igniting every other confrontation between the Premier League title contenders.

Following the match, Bernardo Silva gave the impression to mock Arsenal players for his or her lack of silverware and criticised their tactics. Silva accused Arsenal of using “dark arts” and wasting time after Leandro Trossard develop into sent off previous to halftime, leaving them with 10-man on the field.

In every single place the post-match scuffle, Silva taunted Arsenal by forming a ‘zero’ together with his thumb and forefinger, gesturing at defender Gabriel to pay attention to the Gunners’ lack of trophies.

In a post-match interview, Silva contrasted Manchester City’s rivalry with Arsenal to their rivalry with Liverpool, noting that Liverpool had already won the Premier League and Champions League while Arsenal had now now not.

“Most likely that Liverpool have already won a Premier League, Arsenal haven’t. That Liverpool have won a Champions League, Arsenal haven’t,” Silva said.

“Liverpool always faced us nose to nose to have a glance at to win the games, so by this angle the games against Arsenal haven’t been like the ones we had and have against Liverpool. So yes, per chance a distinct rivalry,” he added.