2023-12-03 21:55:12
He didn’t know how to control himself. This Sunday, while Manchester City and Tottenham were heading towards a draw (3-3), at the end of a completely crazy meeting, Erling Haaland lost his nerve following an arbitration decision in the last seconds. As the Citizens launched a final counter-attack, 90 seconds from time, the Norwegian was fouled but immediately got up to throw Jack Grealish deep. The Englishman was starting alone against the goalkeeper when the referee decided to call the foul, after having shown that he was giving up the advantage.
This decision angered all the Manchester City players and their coach, Pep Guardiola, who fell backwards on the sidelines. Erling Haaland was the most upset. After shouting his displeasure in the referee’s face, the striker left and then returned before expressing his displeasure to all the supporters present at the Etihad Stadium.
Despite this fact of the game, Pep Guardiola did not wish to blame the referee. “We didn’t draw because of the referee,” he said at a press conference. Indeed, it was above all the offensive force of the Tottenham Spurs which hurt the Citizens. Heung-Min Son also opened the scoring, before equalizing himself by scoring an own goal. In the 31st minute, Phil Foden gave the Skyblues the lead for the first time.
Pep Guardiola fell backwards after Tottenham’s third goal. Photo REUTERS/Carl Recine
But the madness was far from over. Giovanni Lo Celso first restored equality, before Jack Grealish thought to give his team the definitive advantage. This was without counting on the extremism of Dejan Kulusevski, who snatched a point in the very last moments, just before this famous last action cut off by the referee of the match, Mr Hooper. This draw mainly benefits Arsenal and Liverpool. Both teams now occupy the top two places in the Premier League.
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