Gabriel reignites Haaland rivalry by celebrating in his face

Gabriel Magalhaes ruled his feud with Erling Haaland after celebrating his rival.

No love has been lost between the Arsenal Defender and Manchester City Striker given earlier run-ins.

And the collision of Sunday afternoon at the Emirates showed that the flames of rivalry was still burning after the Gunners took an early lead.

Martin Odegaard tapped home from a Kai Havertz Square Pass after Manuel Akanji gave the ball away within three minutes.

While the home team sustained the field to celebrate with the goal scorer, Gabriel took the chance to rub it in Haaland's face.

The Brazilian shouted at the 24-year-old while he ran past.

Fans loved the needle that was shown by the 27-year-old.

Responding on social media, a fan said: “Gabriel is so small. He started celebrating in the front of Haaland.”

A second said, “Hahaha Gabriel to Haaland. What a great rivalry.”

A third said, “Gabriel had the right to do that to Haaland.”

Another said: “This is exactly what the Premier League needs.”

A fifth added: “Bro Gabriel's response to Haaland is everything.”

In the reverse match in the Etihad earlier this season, Arsenal was depressed degraded after he was admitted late after following a desperate defense with ten players for more than an hour.

During the celebrations, Haaland threw the ball in the back in Gabriel's head while he came out of the goal.

Haaland also caused an emotional reaction after the game, which ended 2-2, because he told Gunners boss Mikel Arteta to “stay modest”.

After the incident, Haaland insisted that he did not regret it and said he did it in the “heat of the moment”.

Gabriel responded to the ball that threw at the time and said: “I don't even remember this.

“It's normal, they were happy after scoring at the last minute. They played at home, so their duty was to win the game, but our team really did well to resist.

“It is a struggle, a war, so it is normal to have provocative actions in football, it is part of the game. Now this is over and we are waiting for them on our ground.”

Indeed, the proof there is that Gabriel was waiting for the chance to demand his revenge today.