Overview
- Late in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Arsenal, Erling Haaland and Gabriel Magalhaes confronted each other and the referee booked both after a VAR check.
- League officials later reviewed the footage and said Gabriel’s action was not excessively aggressive or violent, so no further sanction will follow.
- Haaland said he believed the incident warranted a red card and added that he chose not to go to ground to draw a dismissal.
- Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher said the referee reached a fair outcome by issuing yellow cards to both players.
- Pundits noted that Gabriel staying eligible avoids a possible three-match suspension, which could matter for Arsenal’s remaining fixtures in the title run-in.