Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville criticized Gabriel Magalhães for “disrespect” Erling Haaland Sunday Sunday, the 5-1 battery of Arsenal by Manchester City.
Gabriel reacted to Martin Ødegaardsecond minute opening of the second minute, shouting on Haaland’s face before Myles Lewis-Skelly followed his first senior goal by imitating the celebration of Haaland’s meditation.
When the two teams met for the last time in September, in the reverse match, Haaland struck Gabriel at the back of the head with the ball and clashed with members of the Arsenal team after Full time – sadly said to the Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta. “”
Neville said the incident made him feel “uncomfortable” and that he was “disrespectful” from the central defender of the Arsenal.
“I want to mention Gabriel and what he did in Haaland,” said Neville Sky Sports podcast.
“It actually happened to me in Highbury many years ago and we won 4-2 that day. A player shouted in the face.
“In fact, I don’t like it, I think it’s a bit disrespectful. I understand that Haaland was the bad guy here today but there was something I didn’t like.
“I never went to shout on the face of a player … I didn’t like it, it made me feel a little uncomfortable, it was a bit disrespectful.”
Arteta has since seemed to warn his players of their sharp celebrations on Haaland.
“We have to focus on ourselves and let everything that happened there, just part of the game on the field and the feeling, whatever happens there,” said Arteta.
Arsenal is six points behind the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool, who have a match in hand on Wednesday against Everton.
