FANS are convinced they know what Erling Haaland said to Gabriel while the Manchester City star was relentlessly taunted by Arsenal. The Gunners spent the entire 90 minutes winding up the striker during yesterday's 5-1 win. Haaland is hated by Arsenal after his "stay humble" dig ignited a feud at the end of their last meeting. Mikel Arteta's side got their own back by continuously trying to get under his skin, with main perpetrator Gabriel, Myles Lewis-Skelly and even the stadium DJ all part of the goading onslaught.

Despite constantly being a target, Haaland did not react besides one moment in the second-half. The Norwegian exchanged words with Gabriel and then flexed the gold Premier League badge on the sleeve of the champions' shirt. Lip-reading fans are certain Haaland said: "You'd love this, eh?". City will not make it five titles in a row as they are now a huge 15 points off the top of the table. But Arsenal's 20-year wait for glory may also go on if they cannot overturn a six-point deficit on Liverpool.

But getting one over on Haaland was something to celebrate in itself, with the daggers drawn before yesterday's game even begun when Gabriel said: “It’s a battle, a war". JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. When Martin Odegaard opened the scoring the Arsenal centre-back shouted in Haaland's face to celebrate. Myles Lewis-Skelly later scored to make it 3-1 and he brutally copied the City star's trademark goal celebration.

Gabriel, who was in Haaland's ear all game, then grabbed his shorts as he sat on the ground after a foul. Arsenal's DJ blasted out the song "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar at full-time. Meanwhile, Gunners fans chanted: "Erling Haaland, stay humble you c***.". At the end of the game, the unmoved goal machine walked over to applaud the City fans, again pointing to the golden Prem badge and his mind. Arteta has encouraged his players to stop their antics, saying: "Leave anything that happened that’s part of the game on the pitch.

“I have been in football a long time. Just leave it. There is nothing there to do.”. But it did not stop Lewis-Skelly posting a picture of his Haaland-like celebration with the words: “Keep it humble.”. His dad Alfie responded to a picture of the Arsenal teenager, writing: “This team that wins everything. Ehhhhh, not.”. ARSENAL stunned Man City 5-1 at the Emirates on Sunday evening. It was an incredible result against their rivals of recent years.

Here, we take a look at how the Gunners rated... David Raya - 7/10. Had very little to do in the first half but made a brilliant save in the 22nd minute to deny a goalbound header from Josko Gvardiol. Made another stunning save two minutes from the half-time interval, stopping a deflected Savinho shot from close range. Powerless to stop Erling Haaland's 55th-minute header from briefly levelling the scores.

Jurrien Timber - 6. Didn't offer his usual attacking threat going forward but was solid defensively. Picked up a pointless yellow breaking up a harmless counter-attack in the 24th minute. Almost scored late in the second half. William Saliba - 5. Didn't have much to do in the first half but won all his aerial battles in the first 45 minutes. Marshalled the defence well early in the second period but was embarrassingly outjumped and outmuscled by Haaland for City's equaliser - a major flaw of his that continues to be exposed.

Gabriel Magalhaes - 6. Like his defensive partner, he was seldom called into action in the first half. Dominant in the air in his battles with Haaland, who he trolled after Odegaard's goal. Myles Lewis-Skelly - 8. Continues to endear himself to the Emirates faithful with composure and tenacity beyond his years as he brilliantly floated between left back and midfield. Put real daylight between the two sides with a thumping finish just after the hour mark. This young lad is a real bright prospect for both the Gunners and England.

His trolling of Haaland by copying the Norwegian's 'Lotus' celebration went down a storm with fans. Thomas Partey - 7. Steady in the heart of midfield and broke up play well when required. Fired the Gunners back into the lead in the 57th minute with a deflected shot from outside the box. Martin Odegaard - 7. Was in the right place at the right time to benefit from the aftermath of an uncharacteristic Manuel Akanji error and break the deadlock. Was at the heart of everything good the north Londoners did going forward.

Declan Rice - 6. Combative, as always, in the middle of the park and played a role in the home side taking the lead, teeing up Havertz who squared the ball to Odegaard. Leandro Trossard - 6. Was particularly lively on the left in the first half, giving Matheus Nunes a real run for his money. His end product, however, wasn't the best. Gabriel Martinelli - 6. Lively on the right wing in the early goings. Found the back of the net in the fifth minute after some beautiful play from Odegaard but was needlessly offside. Forced a good save out of Ortega with a rasping effort in the 68th minute.

Kai Havertz - 6. Lively early doors, testing Stefan Ortega with a tame shot in the first minute. Teed up Odegaard for a tap in a few moments later. Missed a golden opportunity to double the lead in the 25th minute, dragging the ball wide with the goal at his absolute mercy. Made amends for his howler by finishing an even harder chance in the 76th minute. He well and truly needed that as he looked absolutely devoid of confidence.