Erling Haaland slaps Gary Neville after Jamie Carragher insults Man City ace

Haaland wasted no time in opening his account for the season from shut vary earlier than doubling his tally with a elegant curling end earlier than the break. Rodri went on to place the icing on the cake for City because the clock ticked down earlier than Burnley have been diminished to 10 males as Anass Zaroury was dismissed for a heavy lunge on Kyle Walker.

City’s two-goal hero was later interviewed by Neville and Carragher on Sky Sports however had some bother understanding the latter’s thick Liverpool accent. Haaland was requested to explain his second aim of the evening however was clearly not on the identical web page as Carragher, who noticed the humorous facet of the alternate.

The former Liverpool defender laughed earlier than telling Haaland: “You’re a great goalscorer but you’ll never be a pundit,” to which he merely replied: “Thank you for that, mate. Appreciate that.”

Haaland went on to stroll again previous the Sky Sports panel after his interview and couldn’t assist himself from giving Neville a cheeky slap as he strolled by. Neville regarded shocked for a quick second however ultimately started to snicker, with Haaland not even breaking his stride as he flicked his arm out on his manner again down the tunnel.

It was one more productive evening for the 23-year-old, who broke the report for the quickest opening aim of a Premier League season by discovering the web after simply three minutes and 4 seconds. He was concerned in a heated dialogue with Pep Guardiola because the gamers trudged off at half-time, with the City boss storming on to the pitch earlier than shouting at his striker.

Guardiola was fast to insist after the ultimate whistle that there was no unhealthy blood between himself and Haaland, saying: “He wanted the ball in behind to him and that ball hasn’t got to be in behind. Sometimes you have to be patient to find the right moment.

“He was not pissed off, I’m not pissed off. In soccer it occurs. Don’t be dramatic. He at all times needs the ball to him, each time, however this isn’t doable with man-to-man.”

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