Fan footage shows incident which sparked furious Erling Haaland and Giovani Lo Celso row after Man City vs Tottenham
One fan's camera captured the moment which sparked Erling Haaland's furious row with Giovani Lo Celso on Sunday.
Man City star Haaland left the Etihad pitch in a fury after Tottenham scored a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw.
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The striker was raging with referee Simon Hooper for denying a glorious late chance for Jack Grealish by failing to play a full advantage for the hosts.
Haaland made his feelings abundantly clear to the officials before storming off the pitch - but he was not done there.
On his way to the tunnel, footage from the crowd shows the Norwegian colliding with Tottenham midfielder Lo Celso.
The Argentine appears to shout something in Haaland's direction which causes the Man City striker to stop in his tracks.
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Lo Celso and Haaland then move towards each other before being separated by teammates and club staff.
You can watch the fan footage in the video at the top of this page.
Haaland continued to vent his fury on social media after eventually reaching the Man City changing room.
Taking to social media, the 23-year-old posted a video of Hooper's late call alongside the caption: 'WTF [what the f***]'.
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His father, Alfie, also got involved by commenting: 'Terrible'.
However, Man City boss Pep Guardiola managed to keep his cool in the post-match interview.
When asked about the late drama, Guardiola said: "Next question. I will not do a Mikel Arteta comment.
"It is hard when you review the image, the referee decides to blow the whistle after he has already said to play on. After the pass, the whistle, so I do not understand this action."
The Spaniard added: "It is a pity. Sometimes football is like life, you do not get what you deserve."
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