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Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, is reportedly facing a possible FA charge for blasting the referee and criticising him on social media after his team were held to a 3-3 draw by the Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium. With this dramatic result, Manchester City are one point behind Liverpool and three points behind Arsenal in the Premier League.
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The incident involving Erling Haaland and the referee Simon Hooper happened deep into second half stoppage time after the City striker was fouled by the Spurs full-back Emerson Royal. The referee blew his whistle to give a free kick, not letting City continue with their advantage, when Jack Grealish was just about found himself one-on-one with the Spurs goal-keeper Guglielmo Vicario, aiming to score a late winner for the hosts after Erling Haaland managed to squeeze in a through ball to him.
It led to the Manchester City players circle themselves around Simon Hooper, seemingly telling him that he should have let Jack Grealish go through with the advantage before bringing the play back for the free kick if the need arose. Erling Haaland, who was the most furious of the City players at the Etihad Stadium, got involved in a spat with the Spurs midfielder Giovani Lo Celso before leaving the pitch.
Erling Haaland takes to his official X account to voice his frustration, posting “WTF”
Shortly after the dramatic clash between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur finished at 3-3, Erling Haaland came on social media to voice his frustration on the call made by the referee Simon Hooper. He quoted a video of the incident on his official X account, captioning it “WTF,” to clearly send out a message that he was none too pleased with what had transpired earlier at the Etihad Stadium.
Alfie Haaland, the father of Erling Haaland, who was a former Manchester City player, commented on the post of his son, calling the incident as “terrible.”
