Man City was accused of not controlling their players after a thrilling 3-3 draw with Tottenham, while Erling Haaland escaped a fine from the FA.
Erling Haaland did not face any punishment after ‘getting mad’ at referee Simon Hooper in round 14 of the Premier League.
The English Football Association (FA) explained that the 23-year-old striker’s reaction to the referee resulted in a yellow card. Furthermore, the fact that he wrote a status line on Instagram after the match was only intended to express his anger, not aimed at referee Hooper.
“From the above, the Disciplinary Committee will not issue any additional punishment to Erling Haaland related to the Man City – Tottenham match,” the FA emphasized.
Haaland reacted harshly to referee Hooper’s decision to blow the whistle in Man City’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham.
Man City stars protested against referee Hooper in round 14 of the Premier League.
Although the main striker escaped punishment after that ‘crazy’ action, the parent team Man City could be fined up to 5 figures.
“Man City are accused of not controlling their players, causing them to behave inappropriately with the referee,” the FA said: “They face a fine of £40,000 or more.”
Sun Sport newspaper said that the final verdict on Man City’s violations after the match with Tottenham will be made next week.
Why are the Norwegian striker and Man City players so ‘mad’? The reason was because Haaland was fouled from midfield while trying to counterattack quickly. At this time, the time is 90+4 minutes and the two teams are tied 3-3.
Referee Simon Hooper initially intended to blow the whistle, but saw Haaland standing up, allowing Man City the advantage. He even signaled Haaland to continue and he then passed the ball to his teammate Jack Grealish.
The situation created a good scoring opportunity for Grealish and decided the match, but referee Hooper inexplicably blew the whistle.
Haaland was the first to surround the referee in outrage, while Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and goalkeeper Ederson then rushed to react fiercely.
Only a 3-3 draw against Tottenham caused Man City to drop to third place in the Premier League rankings with 30 points after 14 rounds, 3 points behind top Arsenal.