Why no punishment? Haalland threw the ball at Gabriel's head while celebrating a goal

The match between Manchester City and Arsenal in the fifth round of the English Premier League ended in an outstanding 2-2 draw. ‘The Citizens’ opened the score in the match, but the “Gunners” responded with two goals. Arsenal played the whole second half with ten men, but still could not hold on to the victory: John Stones saved his team in added time.

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Details: On Manchester City's second goal, when Pep Guardiola's side were celebrating, it was the Citizens' striker Erling Håland who made a rash tackle.

The Norwegian took the ball in the Arsenal goal and for some reason threw it at the head of the opposing defender, Gabriel.

After this incident, there was a bit of commotion on the pitch: it seems that Arsenal players demanded punishment for the forward. However, the referee of the meeting Michael Oliver ignored the episode. Also, he was not helped by colleagues who worked with the VAR.

Recall: this episode was not the only one in this match, which is associated with the referee of the meeting. Fans were divided into two camps after the suspension of the ‘Gunners’ forward, Leandro Trossard.