After referee Simon Hooper denied Manchester City a final-minute opportunity to win the match, ERLING HAALAND became enraged.
Emerson Royal fouled the Norwegian, but he got back up to put Jack Grealish through for a clear goal.
Erling Haaland was left furious at the end of Manchester City’s draw with Tottenham
The striker unleashed an X-rated rant at full-time
Hooper first waved play to continue, but he then oddly blew his whistle to stop the game, infuriating fans at the Etihad.
Furthermore, Haaland was unable to control his emotions due to the overwhelming decision.
He was obviously furious because he darted in Hooper’s direction as soon as the referee called playback.
At the final siren, Haaland stormed off and got into a confrontation with Giovani Lo Celso, a midfielder for Spurs, as he was heading down the tunnel.
The top scorer for City tweeted a clip of the incident along with the words “WTF.”
As fans watched Haaland lose his composure and storm down the tunnel, they were taken aback by his explosion of rage.
“Never seen Haaland this mad,” one X (previously Twitter) admirer commented.
And someone else said, “Erling Haaland was furious.”
Another comment from a third admirer said, “Haaland just had his Drogba moment.”
1 – Haaland was fouled in the middle of the pitch as City pushed for a winner
2 – Referee Simon Hooper looked like he was about to blow his whistle but Haaland got up
3 – Referee Hooper then waves play on as Haaland plays the ball forward to Jack Grealish, who is clearly onside
4 – But then referee Hooper blows his whistle, just as Grealish is through on the Spurs goal
The famous words “it’s disgrace” were uttered by former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba following his team’s elimination from the Champions League by Barcelona in 2009.
The decision by Hooper to blow for a foul in the last moments of the game infuriated Haaland and City.
Haaland’s foul came just as the Treble winners were pressing for a victory.
When the Man City player stood back up, Hooper appeared ready to blow for a foul.
Hooper chose to take advantage of the situation and wave play on.
Haaland stood up and found Grealish with a brilliant through pass that allowed him to slip past the Spurs offside trap and score a clear goal.
Then, with City having a fantastic opportunity to win the match, Hooper blew his whistle to end the contest.
The decision stunned Sky Sports analyst Roy Keane as well, who said that the referee had made the “wrong call” following the game.
At the conclusion of the game, he stated, “Obviously, I think the referee made a mistake.”
“We jump to conclusions about him, but he’s not perfect. There have been a few, but it was a bad decision. He is incorrect.
“For some reason, he’s blown the whistle,” he continued. I think we can all see that he’s got that wrong.”
When questioned about it, City manager Pep Guardiola responded, “Next question. I won’t remark on Mikel Arteta.
“The referee blows a whistle to indicate that play is on. This move, the whistle after the pass, is what I do not comprehend.”
Haaland responded, “It’s normal and it was the same for 10 players,” when asked about his reaction.
Since it is against the rules to speak with the fourth officials or referees, ten players ought to have been sent off today.
He feels a little let down. Even the referee would be upset with the move if he were a Man City player today, without a doubt.
Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic rage at referee Simon Hooper
City may be in serious trouble for their actions around the referee, but they will be praying that the FA takes no action against their top scorer.
At the Etihad Stadium, City’s opponents twice pulled away from them in a dramatic 3-3 draw.
After a goal by Jack Grealish in the last ten minutes seemed to have won the game, Dejan Kulusevski equalized in stoppage time.
Haaland missed an open goal in the first half and was also not able to register a point.
Following their draw on Sunday, City is now three points behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League.
On Saturday, the Gunners defeated Bournemouth to widen their lead, while Liverpool defeated Fulham to go above the champions.