Erling Haaland has insisted he has no regrets about his actions at Manchester City. powder keg crash with Arsenal when he threw a ball at the head of Gabriel Magalhaes.
Haaland rebounded the ball to Gabriel after John Stones’ last-gasp equalizer last month at the Etihad Stadium, which was just one of the high points of a bad-tempered 2-2 draw between the two rivals for the Premier League title.
Gabriel reacted by declaring that it was a “war” between the two clubs and said: “Now we are waiting for you on our land.”
Haaland, who captains Norway against Slovenia and Austria this week in the absence of Martin Odegaard, also clashed with Mikel Arteta after the final whistle.
“I don’t have many regrets in life,” Haaland said. “In the heat of the moment things happened in that game. What happens on the field of play, stays on the field of play. That’s how it is”.
Haaland has also supported his City teammate Rodri who suggested The players could go on strike. to protest against the congested match schedule. The 24-year-old says there is too much football and has benefited from a summer off as Norway failed to qualify for Euro 2024.
“I have a lot more energy both on and off the court. My head is more rested,” Haaland said. “It is more important than people think to have a break at work, no matter what you do, especially if there is a lot of physical effort. It will be exciting to see how long I will have the break next summer.
“There are starting to be a lot of games, I think it has been like that for a few years. The Premier League started with a winter break four years ago, we won’t see that again. Too many matches have been played for several years, not only after the new format of the Champions League. “It’s nothing new, but it’s becoming a lot.”
Haaland is one goal shy of the Norwegian record of 33 set by Jorgen Juve, and insists he has not thought about how long he will continue playing for his country.
“It’ll be nice to get over it someday,” he said. “I haven’t thought about it (international retirement) yet. Some of you have tried to paint a picture that I don’t want to play for the national team, but you can bury that now.
“You can see how much I like playing for the national team. “I really enjoy it.”