Erling Haaland: My girlfriend is not happy with me ‘wrestling’ in Premier League

Haaland described his battle with Gabriel, who ripped his shirt at one point, as wrestling as he said that his girlfriend is unhappy about the physical nature of matches.

He added: “I think my shirt got a bit pulled. I didn’t get the foul, this is the Premier League nowadays. It’s wrestling here and there. A lot of duels. A lot of scratches. Sometimes my missus is not so happy about this, it looks a bit wrong. But that’s the reality.”

Haaland’s shirt was ripped during an earlier grapple with Gabriel (Reuters)

City’s win means they are only three points behind Arsenal and can go top when they face Burnley on Wednesday.

And Haaland said the key is to remain cool in the title race and not to look too far ahead.

“We’re calm,” he said. “There are a few of us who have been in this situation before. A few new, a lot of new. It’s about staying calm and thinking about what you can do.

“It’s boring but you have to focus game by game. Enjoy this but tomorrow you need to start thinking about Burnley. That’s the reality of this club in this title race, because the last weeks is when things get decided.”