Pep Guardiola, the head coach of England’s Manchester City, shared his thoughts on the situation involving Norwegian striker Erling Haaland during the Premier League match against London’s Arsenal, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Guardiola stated, as quoted by ESPN GB:
The emotions are the emotions. So I'm sure he's not proud, but listen, in the type of challenge that Arsenal challenged us, I understand it…
Recall that Haaland threw the ball at Arsenal central defender Gabriel Magalhães's head following his team's second goal at the end of the match.
The Norwegian's exuberant behavior continued after the final whistle, as he patted Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on the back and said, “Stay humble, eh”.
Earlier, Guardiola confirmed that Rodri will be out for the rest of the 2024/25 season due to injury.