“What the hell”: Here Erling Haaland loses his temper

Because the star striker from Manchester City got completely out of control shortly before the end of the spectacular 3-3 draw against Tottenham in the English Premier League on Sunday evening. Europe’s Footballer of the Year was so upset and gesticulating so wildly that he received a yellow card. The ex-Salzburger later commented on a video of the scene on

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The reason was a decision by Hooper in the fifth minute of stoppage time. City wanted to counter but Haaland was brought down by Emerson Royal. But the 23-year-old Norwegian immediately jumped back up, and the referee clearly decided with a hand signal that everyone in the stadium could see the advantage and allowed the game to continue.

Haaland played a fantastic through ball to his teammate Jack Grealish, and the England international was free on the way to the goal. But suddenly a whistle blew: Hooper had changed his mind, interrupted the game and awarded a free kick for City.

“I sometimes lose my mind”

Coach Pep Guardiola (52) also couldn’t believe the controversial decision. But he avoided subsequent criticism: “Sometimes I lose my mind on the sidelines, my gesture wasn’t right. People can always make mistakes. We didn’t draw because of this late decision,” said the Spaniard.

Later, Haaland uses the abbreviation “Wtf” again, then with an ironic note:

Guardiola defended his exceptional striker, saying it was normal and “his reaction was the same as that of the other ten players”. “He’s a bit disappointed,” Guardiola added, adding: “Even the referee – if he had played for Manchester City today – would have been disappointed with this action, that’s for sure.”

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For the third time in a row, points were shared after a 4:4 against Chelsea and 1:1 against Liverpool. Whether a fourth will be added will be decided on Wednesday, when the next big game awaits the third-placed league team, the guest appearance at fourth-placed Aston Villa.

League leaders Arsenal are already in action at the start of the 15th round on Tuesday at Luton, so they can once again make an appearance in the fight for first place. On this day, Wolverhampton Wanderers are also in action at home against penultimate Burnley. Sasa Kalajdzic hopes to be 13th in the table. to play earlier than last (from the 90th minute) in the away game against the “Gunners”.