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Erling Haaland is simply a "coward" for throwing the shot astatine the backmost of Gabriel's caput aft Manchester City's precocious equaliser against Arsenal, says erstwhile Gunners striker Ian Wright.
City striker Haaland collected the shot from the nett aft John Stones' extremity and threw it astatine the backmost of the Arsenal defender, who was looking the different mode and had enactment his garment implicit his caput successful frustration.
The Video Assistant Referee reviewed the incidental but chose not to intervene due to the fact that it was not deemed a reddish paper offence.
The Football Association says it volition not instrumentality immoderate further enactment implicit immoderate of the incidents during the game, including a heated speech betwixt the players astatine the last whistle.
"The 1 happening that boiled maine up decently was Haaland's coward's move," Wright said successful a video connected Instagram.
"Throwing the shot astatine Gabi's caput erstwhile he's not looking. When Gabi's back's turned to him. Real coward's move. Gabi would look him successful the eye, you know.
"That's what bothered maine much than thing else. I thought you [Haaland] were bigger than that."
Goals from Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori cancelled retired Haaland's aboriginal opener astatine Etihad Stadium, earlier Gunners guardant Leandro Trossard was sent disconnected conscionable earlier half-time.
Mikel Arteta's broadside defended valiantly with 10 men aft the interruption but were denied triumph erstwhile Stones fired location successful the eighth infinitesimal of added time.
The gully keeps City 1 constituent wide astatine the apical of the Premier League with Arsenal 2 points adrift successful fourth.
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