Arsenal: Gabriel 'rattled' Erling Haaland as Man City striker 'lost his head' | OneFootball

The striker threw the ball at the back of the Gunners defender’s head

Arsenal defender Gabriel "rattled" Erling Haaland during Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

Haaland opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium before goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel saw the Gunners head into half-time in the lead - but a man down after Leandro Trossard's sending-off.

City escaped with a point thanks to John Stones' last-gasp equaliser, which saw Haaland throw the ball at the back of Gabriel's head during the celebrations.

Brown believes Haaland's actions prove Gabriel got into his head, telling instantcasino.com: "I think Gabriel rattled Erling Haaland a little bit the other day

"You could see there were a few little squabbles between the pair, and I think that means that Haaland knew that he was having a tough game against Gabriel, even though he scored. He’d probably lap it up if he was having a good game so you can tell that he must have got to him throughout the match.

Erling Haaland and Gabriel on Sunday

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"It can be easy to lose your head a bit at times. It was a big game between the two best sides in the league and I reckon it’ll be those two at the top again.

"Manchester City scored that late goal but they’ll still be disappointed with drawing the game – it was a chance for them to pull away a little bit. You could see it was a very physical game so it’s no surprise things spilled over a little bit between the players.