Erling Haaland belittled Mikel Arteta with a two-word message, before launching a foul-mouthed tirade against Gabriel Jesus, after Manchester City's thrilling 2-2 draw with title rivals Arsenal on Sunday.<br /><br />The City striker was in a fiery mood at the Etihad, throwing the ball at Gabriel's head after John Stones' last-gasp equalizer and appearing to say 'Who the are you?' to Arsenal's 17-year-old substitute Myles Lewis-Skelly.<br /><br />City had looked down and out when David Raya claimed the ball from a corner and subsequently launched it long for Kai Havertz to chase deep in stoppage time. <br /><br />But eight minutes after the end of the 90, John Stones pounced on a deflection to ignite hysteria among the home fans, with City remaining top of the Premier League table. <br /><br />In the aftermath, Haaland approached Arsenal boss Arteta and told him to 'stay humble', while slapping the Spaniard on the shoulder. <br /><br />Jesus then confronted Haaland over his comment. 'Come, why are you saying (this), talking?' asked the Brazilian.<br /><br />'Talking about what? I wasn't talking, clown,' came Haaland's retort as he towered over his opponent before shoving him. <br /><br />'Don't touch me,' said Jesus.<br /><br />The rivalry has intensified between City and Arsenal in the last two seasons due to their close-fought battles for the Premier League title. <br /><br />Haaland feels that City, who have won four titles on the spin, are still top dogs despite Arsenal coming within a whisker of toppling them away from home. <br /><br />The Norwegian ran onto a lovely through ball from Savinho just nine minutes into the latest grudge match on Sunday and poked past David Raya with ease to net his 100th goal for City. <br /><br />Arsenal, however, did not lie down and whimper. <br /><br />Riccardo Calafiori scored a beautiful curling effort to level the scores and Gabriel headed home in stoppage time in the first half to give the Gunners a lead going into the break - despite Leandro Trossard getting sent off on the cusp of half-time. <br /><br />It was a case of pinning their backs against the wall after the break and they held on resolutely against an increasingly frustrated City, who managed 33 shots. <br /><br />They looked to have come away with a potentially season-defining victory until City once again worked the ball into the box from a short corner and Stones found the equalizer. <br /><br />That was City's latest goal on record in a Premier League match.<br /><br />Haaland lit the fuse of fury in response, throwing the ball at the back of Gabriel's head as the Gunners defender wrapped his shirt over his face in lamentation.<br /><br />Players from both teams came together in a heated exchange after the striker's antics. <br /><br />Pep Guardiola played down Haaland's behavior afterward, saying: 'I think it was emotions and that’s it.' <br /><br />Arteta focused on the positives. 'I'm so proud of the team. We played the game in a difficult context against the best team in the world,' he said. <br /><br />'It's already a miracle we played 56 minutes at the Etihad with 10 men. It's unbelievable what we have done.'
