When Manchester City drew 3-3 with Tottenham in round 14 of the Premier League, striker Erling Haaland held his head, rolled his eyes, and yelled at referee Simon Hooper for the questionable decision at the end of the game.

Man City counterattacked in the fourth minute of injury time, when the score was 3-3. The ball was sent to Haaland in the middle of the field. Emerson Royal brought down the Norwegian striker, but he instantly rose up, proceeded to dribble, and then sent a long ball to Jack Grealish to break the offside trap and escape into the wide. At first, referee Hooper motioned for Man City to capitalize. However, he blew another penalty as Grealish was close to the penalty area and about to face goalie Guglielmo Vicario.

This decision elicited a furious reaction from Haaland. He scratched his head in perplexity and yelled at Mr. Hooper. Many Manchester City players, notably Mateo Kovacic and Ruben Dias, gathered around the referee to question him. Hooper eventually gave Royal a yellow card for the foul and Haaland a red card for responding.

Not long after the game, Haaland continued to criticize the referee by publishing a video of the incident on the social network X. The 23-year-old striker also posted a message that contained an obscene word. offense.

According to ESPN, Haaland faces disciplinary action from the English Football Association (FA) if this post is found to contravene Rule E3.1, which covers statements on social media or comments made on social media.

Tottenham “escaped a dangerous situation” because to Hooper’s decision, according to coach Ange Postecoglou during the post-match press conference. Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola, Man City’s coach, stated that the disputed ball was not the reason for the draw, but defended Haaland’s reaction.

“That’s normal,” said the Spanish coach. “Haaland’s reaction was identical to the other ten players. The regulation states that you are not permitted to respond to the referee. So Man City should have had ten players dismissed today.”

He went on to say that if he were a Manchester City player, the referee would react the same way. “I made mistakes, and the players also made mistakes,” the 52-year-old coach added. “When Haaland fell, the referee signaled for play to resume.” He ended the match after Haaland passed wonderfully. I’m not going to criticize the referee. I can’t always keep my cool on the sidelines, poor behavior.”

The showcase match of Premier League round 14 at Etihad Stadium played out as expected. Son Heung-min scored in the sixth minute and then scored an own goal in the ninth. Then, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish put Manchester City ahead. Tottenham, however, equalized both times due to Giovani Lo Celso and Dejan Kulusevski.

With the 3-3 tie, Manchester City fell to third place with 30 points, one point behind Liverpool and three points behind Arsenal, while Tottenham fell to fifth place with 27 points. In round 15, Manchester City will visit Aston Villa on December 6, while Tottenham will host West Ham the following day.