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Gabriel reignites Haaland rivalry by celebrating in his face as fans say ‘this is exactly what the Premier League needs’
GABRIEL MAGALHAES reignited his feud with Erling Haaland by celebrating in his rival’s face. The incident happened early in the match as Arsenal thrashed Man City 5-1 at the Emirates. Premier LeagueGabriel celebrated in Erling Haaland’s face after Arsenal took the lead[/caption] It came much to the delight of fans who enjoyed the emotion of it There is no love lost between the Arsenal defender and Manchester City striker given previous run-ins. And Sunday afternoon’s clash at the Emirates showed the flames of rivalry were still burning brightly after the Gunners took an early lead. Martin Odegaard tapped home from a Kai Havertz square pass after Manuel Akanji gave the ball away inside three minutes. As the home side ran up the pitch to celebrate with the goalscorer, Gabriel took the chance to rub it in Haaland‘s face. The Brazilian was seen shouting in the face of the 24-year-old as he ran past. Fans were loving the needle shown by the 27-year-old. Reacting on social media, one fan said: “Gabriel is so petty. He went to celebrate in Haaland’s front.” A second said: “Hahaha Gabriel to Haaland. What amazing rivalry.” JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS Sky SportsHaaland threw the ball at the back of Gabriel’s head in the reverse fixture[/caption] Sky SportsFans love the needle shown in the rivalry[/caption] A third said: “Gabriel had every right to do that to Haaland.” Another said: “This is exactly what the Premier League needs.” A fifth added: “Bro Gabriel’s reaction on Haaland is everything.” In the reverse fixture at the Etihad earlier this season, Arsenal were left distraught after conceding late on following a desperate defence with ten players for more than an hour. During the celebrations, Haaland threw the ball at the back of Gabriel’s head while running out of the goal. Haaland also caused an emotive reaction after the game, which ended 2-2, as he told Gunners boss Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”. Following the incident, Haaland insisted he had no regrets, saying he did it in the “heat of the moment”. Match Stats Responding to the ball throwing at the time, Gabriel said: “I don’t even remember this. “It’s normal, they were happy after scoring in the last minute. They were playing at home, so their duty was to win the match, but our team did really well to resist. “It’s a battle, a war, so it’s normal to have provocative acts in football, it’s part of the game. Now this is over and we are waiting for them at our ground.” Gabriel wasn’t the only player to take the chance to wind up Haaland during the emphatic win. Youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly performed Haaland’s meditation celebration after getting on the scoresheet. Arsenal player ratings vs Man City ARSENAL stunned Man City 5-1 at the Emirates on Sunday evening. It was an incredible result against their rivals of recent years. Here, we take a look at how the Gunners rated… David Raya – 7/10Had very little to do in the first half but made a brilliant save in the 22nd minute to deny a goalbound header from Josko Gvardiol. Made another stunning save two minutes from the half-time interval, stopping a deflected Savinho shot from close range. Powerless to stop Erling Haaland’s 55th-minute header from briefly levelling the scores. Jurrien Timber – 6Didn’t offer his usual attacking threat going forward but was solid defensively. Picked up a pointless yellow breaking up a harmless counter-attack in the 24th minute. Almost scored late in the second half. William Saliba – 5Didn’t have much to do in the first half but won all his aerial battles in the first 45 minutes. Marshalled the defence well early in the second period but was embarrassingly outjumped and outmuscled by Haaland for City’s equaliser – a major flaw of his that continues to be exposed. Gabriel Magalhaes – 6Like his defensive partner, he was seldom called into action in the first half. Dominant in the air in his battles with Haaland, who he trolled after Odegaard’s goal. Myles Lewis-Skelly – 8Continues to endear himself to the Emirates faithful with composure and tenacity beyond his years as he brilliantly floated between left back and midfield. Put real daylight between the two sides with a thumping finish just after the hour mark. This young lad is a real bright prospect for both the Gunners and England.His trolling of Haaland by copying the Norwegian’s ‘Lotus’ celebration went down a storm with fans. Thomas Partey – 7Steady in the heart of midfield and broke up play well when required. Fired the Gunners back into the lead in the 57th minute with a deflected shot from outside the box. Martin Odegaard – 7Was in the right place at the right time to benefit from the aftermath of an u
GABRIEL MAGALHAES reignited his feud with Erling Haaland by celebrating in his rival’s face.
The incident happened early in the match as Arsenal thrashed Man City 5-1 at the Emirates.
There is no love lost between the Arsenal defender and Manchester City striker given previous run-ins.
And Sunday afternoon’s clash at the Emirates showed the flames of rivalry were still burning brightly after the Gunners took an early lead.
Martin Odegaard tapped home from a Kai Havertz square pass after Manuel Akanji gave the ball away inside three minutes.
As the home side ran up the pitch to celebrate with the goalscorer, Gabriel took the chance to rub it in Haaland‘s face.
The Brazilian was seen shouting in the face of the 24-year-old as he ran past.
Fans were loving the needle shown by the 27-year-old.
Reacting on social media, one fan said: “Gabriel is so petty. He went to celebrate in Haaland’s front.”
A second said: “Hahaha Gabriel to Haaland. What amazing rivalry.”
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A third said: “Gabriel had every right to do that to Haaland.”
Another said: “This is exactly what the Premier League needs.”
A fifth added: “Bro Gabriel’s reaction on Haaland is everything.”
In the reverse fixture at the Etihad earlier this season, Arsenal were left distraught after conceding late on following a desperate defence with ten players for more than an hour.
During the celebrations, Haaland threw the ball at the back of Gabriel’s head while running out of the goal.
Haaland also caused an emotive reaction after the game, which ended 2-2, as he told Gunners boss Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”.
Following the incident, Haaland insisted he had no regrets, saying he did it in the “heat of the moment”.
Responding to the ball throwing at the time, Gabriel said: “I don’t even remember this.
“It’s normal, they were happy after scoring in the last minute. They were playing at home, so their duty was to win the match, but our team did really well to resist.
“It’s a battle, a war, so it’s normal to have provocative acts in football, it’s part of the game. Now this is over and we are waiting for them at our ground.”
Gabriel wasn’t the only player to take the chance to wind up Haaland during the emphatic win.
Youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly performed Haaland’s meditation celebration after getting on the scoresheet.
Arsenal player ratings vs Man City
ARSENAL stunned Man City 5-1 at the Emirates on Sunday evening.
It was an incredible result against their rivals of recent years.
Here, we take a look at how the Gunners rated…
David Raya – 7/10
Had very little to do in the first half but made a brilliant save in the 22nd minute to deny a goalbound header from Josko Gvardiol. Made another stunning save two minutes from the half-time interval, stopping a deflected Savinho shot from close range. Powerless to stop Erling Haaland’s 55th-minute header from briefly levelling the scores.
Jurrien Timber – 6
Didn’t offer his usual attacking threat going forward but was solid defensively. Picked up a pointless yellow breaking up a harmless counter-attack in the 24th minute. Almost scored late in the second half.
William Saliba – 5
Didn’t have much to do in the first half but won all his aerial battles in the first 45 minutes. Marshalled the defence well early in the second period but was embarrassingly outjumped and outmuscled by Haaland for City’s equaliser – a major flaw of his that continues to be exposed.
Gabriel Magalhaes – 6
Like his defensive partner, he was seldom called into action in the first half. Dominant in the air in his battles with Haaland, who he trolled after Odegaard’s goal.
Myles Lewis-Skelly – 8
Continues to endear himself to the Emirates faithful with composure and tenacity beyond his years as he brilliantly floated between left back and midfield. Put real daylight between the two sides with a thumping finish just after the hour mark. This young lad is a real bright prospect for both the Gunners and England.
His trolling of Haaland by copying the Norwegian’s ‘Lotus’ celebration went down a storm with fans.
Thomas Partey – 7
Steady in the heart of midfield and broke up play well when required. Fired the Gunners back into the lead in the 57th minute with a deflected shot from outside the box.
Martin Odegaard – 7
Was in the right place at the right time to benefit from the aftermath of an uncharacteristic Manuel Akanji error and break the deadlock. Was at the heart of everything good the north Londoners did going forward.
Declan Rice – 6
Combative, as always, in the middle of the park and played a role in the home side taking the lead, teeing up Havertz who squared the ball to Odegaard.
Leandro Trossard – 6
Was particularly lively on the left in the first half, giving Matheus Nunes a real run for his money. His end product, however, wasn’t the best.
Gabriel Martinelli – 6
Lively on the right wing in the early goings. Found the back of the net in the fifth minute after some beautiful play from Odegaard but was needlessly offside. Forced a good save out of Ortega with a rasping effort in the 68th minute.
Kai Havertz – 6
Lively early doors, testing Stefan Ortega with a tame shot in the first minute. Teed up Odegaard for a tap in a few moments later. Missed a golden opportunity to double the lead in the 25th minute, dragging the ball wide with the goal at his absolute mercy. Made amends for his howler by finishing an even harder chance in the 76th minute. He well and truly needed that as he looked absolutely devoid of confidence.
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Ethan Nwaneri – 83 (on for Trossard) – 7
Put the cherry on top of the cake with an outrageous effort in second-half stoppage time.
Mikel Merino – 83 (on for Odegaard) – 5
Raheem Sterling – 89 (on for Kai Havertz ) – N/A
Riccardo Calafiori 89 (on for Lewis-Skelly) – N/A
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