Gabriel pushed his head towards Erling Haaland's face yet escaped with only a booking. Why did the VAR not intervene for a red card?

Phil Egan brings you a packed Monday Football Daily covering Premier League title drama, European qualification races and Dutch cup success. Manchester City move closer to Arsenal in the Premier League title race with a 2–1 victory at the Etihad Stadium. Rayan Cherki opens the scoring before Kai Havertz equalises following a goalkeeping error. Erling Haaland scores the winner as Pep Guardiola’s side cut the gap to three points with a game in hand. Guardiola urges caution while Mikel Arteta insists the title race is not over. Brian Kerr analyses Gianluigi Donnarumma’s mistake, and crucial saves at 1–1. Liverpool boost their Champions League hopes with a dramatic 2–1 Merseyside derby win over Everton. Mohamed Salah scores, Beto equalises, and Virgil van Dijk heads a stoppage-time winner. David Moyes remains positive despite Everton’s late defeat in the first derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Aston Villa edge Sunderland 4–3 with late heroics from Tammy Abraham to strengthen their top-four push. Nottingham Forest’s 4–1 win over Burnley keeps them clear of relegation danger. West Ham aim to move further from the drop zone ahead of their clash with Crystal Palace. Troy Parrott scores and assists as AZ Alkmaar win the Dutch Cup and qualify for the Europa League. Robbie Keane’s Ferencvaros lose ground in the Hungarian title race after defeat to Gyori. Bayern Munich seal another Bundesliga title while Ipswich strengthen promotion hopes and Celtic set up a Scottish Cup final with a old friend. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

ERLING HAALAND was in hot water when he got home after Manchester City's crucial victory against Arsenal - because his girlfriend is furious when he is covered in battle scars. The Norwegian, 25, grabbed the winner as Pep Guardiola's side came out on top in the huge title showdown on Sunday. But Haaland was involved...

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Pep Guardiola is a creature of habit and it's that time of year again when the run-in team has been cemented. The City manager has settled on a starting XI and it's paying off.

Erling Haaland scored a winner and refused to take a dive but could not resist a little dig at the fading Gunners Man of the weekend in the Premier League? It is not in doubt. Erling Haaland deserves the acclaim and not only because he scored the winner for Manchester City in the top-of-the-table showdown against Arsenal – his 23rd goal of the season in the competition and 34th for City overall. Another Golden Boot is within reach; Haaland’s only rival is Brentford’s Igor Thiago, who has 21. Another league title is also there for the taking. Yet Haaland trumped it all with something he did not do at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. It was an old-school battle between him and the Arsenal centre-half Gabriel Magalhães; a wrestling match at times, so much pushing and pulling, all about the upper body strength. There was always the potential for it to bubble over and that is what happened in the 84th minute.

Haaland scored the winner to hand Manchester City a crucial victory over their title rival

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Man City at the Etihad. There was some encouragement from the performance, although the result means the two sides will have to go neck and neck towards the finish line […] The post Arsecast Extra Episode 691 – 20.04.2026 appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Gabriel Magalhaes seemed to push Haaland away with his head during Manchester City's 2-1 win over Arsenal, with Wayne Rooney saying the defender was 'lucky' to avoid a red card

ERLING HAALAND says he stayed on his feet when he was headbutted by Gabriel because his dad Alfie taught him not to be a ‘p****’. The pair were involved in another bruising battle as Manchester City edged out Arsenal in the title showdown at the Etihad. Haaland had his shirt ripped by the Brazilian defender...