Fans mock Erling Haaland after he MISSES penalty for Man City by rattling the crossbar during shock 4-1 loss against Sporting Lisbon… as they claim the striker is paying for his ‘stay humble’ remark towards Mikel Arteta
- Sporting Lisbon recorded a stunning 4-1 victory over Man City on Tuesday evening
- Amorim was in charge of his last home game before joining Man United
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Erling Haaland’s recent misery in front of goal continued on Wednesday when the Manchester City forward fired his penalty into the crossbar during his side’s humbling 4-1 defeat to Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.
As Ruben Amorim bid an emotional farewell to Sporting ahead of his impending move to Manchester United, the Portuguese ran riot over City at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, leaving the Premier League champions with their third successive defeat after recent losses to Tottenham and Bournemouth.
Phil Foden fired City ahead in the early stages before the in-form Viktor Gyokeres staged a stunning comeback, scoring a superb hat-trick and scoring three of Sporting’s four goals on the night, the other coming from team-mate Maximiliano Araujo.
Gyokeres’ second and third goals each came from the penalty spot, either side of Haaland’s shocking miss from twelve yards out.
Fans piled onto social media to mock the Norwegian after his penalty rattled the crossbar, claiming his play has declined since he told Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to ‘stay humble’ after the late 2-2 draw the champions with their goal. title rivals in September.
Erling Haaland’s problems in front of goal continued in Manchester City’s shock 4-1 defeat to Sporting CP
The City star saw a golden opportunity to reduce the deficit against the Portuguese champions
Haaland was criticized after the match for putting a ball into the back of Gabriel Magalhaes’ head in celebration of John Stones’ stoppage-time equalizer – and cameras later picked up the Norwegian appearing to tell Arteta to ‘stay humble’ after the whistle. .
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Another said: ‘Don’t say anything, just repost and tag Erling Haaland!’ A third wrote: ‘Stay humble [Erling Haaland].’
“0 goals/assists 1 penalty missed 2 big chances missed SOMEONE TELL HIM IT’S TOO LATE TO BE A GHOST NOW, HALLOWEEN WAS A FEW DAYS AGO,” wrote another user on social media platform X.
After the match, City midfielder Bernardo Silva admitted that Manchester City are ‘in a dark place’ after three consecutive competitive defeats for the first time in six years.
“Even when we play well, we don’t score our chances and we concede too easily,” Silva complained.
“We definitely have to look inward and see what we’re not doing right. And we have to get better very quickly, otherwise it will be very difficult to come back from these losses.
Fans lashed Haaland on Wednesday after his penalty miss, with many taking to X to mock the City striker
It’s disappointing because we’re in a dark situation right now. Everything seems to be going in the wrong direction.
‘It’s hard to find reasons for what’s happening to us. I don’t remember this team losing three games in a row. It seems like this team is going in the wrong direction right now.”