Erling Haaland faces disciplinary action after criticizing referee Simon Hooper on social networks following Man City’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Tottenham in round 14 of the Premier League, which ended this morning (December 4).

Man City  faced a difficult time against a slumping Tottenham when Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th-minute equalizer helped Spurs hold off the English champions 3-3 at Etihad Stadium. Tottenham coach  Ange Postecoglou affirmed that he will not give up his attacking football philosophy. And despite facing the might of Man City, the Australian coach received his reward.

Son Heung-min opened the scoring in the 6th minute for Tottenham, but then scored an own goal to equalize for Man City in the 9th minute.

Haaland and a number of Man City players angrily protested the referee on the field

Phil Foden gave City a 2-1 lead before half-time, but Giovani Lo Celso leveled the score for Spurs in the 70th minute. Jack Grealish then restored the home team’s advantage once again. . However, Kulusevski’s header to equalize 3-3 in the 90th minute caused Man City to lose points in 5 of their last 8 matches.

The British and European champions dropped to 3rd place in the rankings, 3 points behind top team Arsenal, while Tottenham moved to 5th place and ended a series of 3 consecutive defeats.

After the match,  Haaland  was extremely angry about a referee’s decision in the last minutes of the clash at the Etihad. Accordingly, Haaland was fouled but quickly stood up and passed to Jack Grealish to score, but referee Hooper blew a free kick instead of allowing the advantage.

Tottenham has 1 valuable point at Etihad

Haaland was one of several Man City players who angrily protested the referee on the field and the Norwegian striker continued his protest after the match by reposting the clip on his social network account and a word was understood. is offensive.

Coach Pep Guardiola did not know about Haaland’s post when talking to reporters after the match. But the Spanish coach referred to Haaland’s on-field reaction, admitting he could understand the player’s anger. “It’s normal. His reaction was the same as the other players. He was a bit disappointed. Even the referee – if he played for Man City today, he would be disappointed by that action , that’s for sure,” coach Guardiola said.

Mr. Guardiola explained: “That (referee’s decision) surprised me because at the time Erling fell and if you blow the whistle at that time it’s okay. But when he stood up and continued playing match, the referee signaled for the match to continue. And after he (Haaland) finished passing, the referee stopped the match.”