Manchester City's Erling Haaland believes Arsenal's Gabriel should have received a red card for attempting to headbutt him during their 2-1 match. Haaland outmuscled Gabriel to score the winning goal, and the two players later clashed, resulting in both being booked by the referee. Haaland thinks that if he had reacted differently, Gabriel would have been ejected from the game. Former referee Mike Dean agrees, stating that Gabriel was fortunate to avoid a red card.
Sky Sports' Gary Neville also suggested that Gabriel was lucky, noting that if he had scored late in the game, Manchester City would have been furious.