Sky Sports showed exactly what happened between Gabriel and Erling Haaland following Arsenal's opener against Manchester City.
Arsenal took just two minutes to open the scoring at the Emirates as Martin Odegaard converted Kai Havertz's pass.
Moments later, Sky Sports showed a replay of a frosty exchange between Gabriel and Haaland as they renewed their rivalry.
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It comes after Haaland threw a ball at Gabriel's head during a spicy 2-2 draw between the teams last September.
After Odegaard's goal on Sunday, the Arsenal defender got in the face of the Norwegian and celebrated in front of him.
To his credit, the Blues forward refused to react as he didn't take the bait.
Before the game, Pep Guardiola called for Haaland to receive more protection from referees following the forward's duel with Gabriel.
"It's the defenders who create the problems with Erling," said Guardiola. "They push him, he doesn't push them. It's not easy when you have 90 minutes and Gabriel and the defenders push and hug and kiss him.
"At the end, he had to react. Arsenal is a physical team, in a good way in many aspects, and at the end emotions happened.
"We cannot worry about Erling's discipline. I'm surprised how he can control his emotions because every action he's pulled and the referee is always 'play on'. He never complains.
"I know my players and how they behave properly. The referee has to intervene when it's not fair. That's why he's the referee."
Topics:Ā Arsenal, Erling Haaland, Gabriel Magalhaes, Manchester City, Football
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