Erling Haaland will not face retrospective punishment for bouncing the ball off Gabriel’s head after Manchester City’s late goal against Arsenal.
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City took the lead before falling behindRodri injured and Trossard sent offStones snatched equaliser in stoppage timeFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
An eventful contest at the Etihad Stadium saw John Stones snatch a dramatic 98th-minute equaliser for City in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Haaland had opened the scoring, with his 100th goal for the reigning Premier League champions, before Rodri hobbled off injured and Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel turned the clash on its head.
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Leandro Trossard was then sent off for the Gunners – collecting a second yellow card for kicking the ball away – and Mikel Arteta’s side spent the entire second half desperately hanging on to the slenderest of leads. Late heartache was inflicted by Stones.
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After the England international defender bundled home, Haaland picked the ball up and threw it against the head of Brazilian defender Gabriel – who could not see what was happening as he had his shirt over his face. No action was taken at the time.
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