Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has labelled a Manchester City star as a ‘nasty piece of work’ after the 2-2 draw against the Gunners on Sunday.
City rescued a point against 10-man Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in second half stoppage time, with John Stones scoring a 98th-minute equaliser.
That goal arrived following a backs-to-the-wall defensive display from Mikel Arteta‘s side, who were down a player following Leandro Trossard’s second yellow card on the stroke of half-time for kicking the ball away.
Other flashpoints included a collision between Kai Havertz and Rodri just seconds into proceedings and Erling Haaland throwing the ball at Gabriel Magalhaes’ head.
Haaland escaped without sanction for the incident after the Premier League reviewed footage, with the on-field officials nor VAR spotting it live.
But broadcaster and journalist Morgan has decided to take aim at the Norwegian over a separate moment involving Arsenal debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Lewis-Skelly, 17, made headlines for getting booked before he even entered the pitch, having ran behind the goal to deliver instructions to goalkeeper David Raya.
Morgan was also less than impressed with Haaland confronting Arteta after the game, with the striker telling the Arsenal boss: “Stay humble.”
Quoting a video of the Arteta incident on Twitter, Morgan wrote: “Humility lectures from the most arrogant player in the league, who belittled 17-year-old Lewis-Skelly, and cowardly hurled a ball at the back of Gabriel’s head.
“Pipe down @ErlingHaaland you nasty piece of work.”
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Arsenal had taken the lead in the first half through Gabriel’s header, after Riccardo Calafiori had equalised with a stunning left-footed effort from 25 yards.
But although Arsenal could not manage to hold on for the three points, their performance still received plenty of admiration – and Arteta said he was ‘so proud‘ of his players in his post-match interview.
He explained: “I’m so proud of the team. You can’t be thrown into a more difficult situation against that kind of opponent and the way we handled that, I’m so proud.
“The boys were really gutted. They put their heart and souls into every single action, and to be punished in the last minute, they were gutted.
“They have made another big step today, as a team and individually.”