Erling Haaland Clashes With Dan Burn During Manchester City vs Newcastle While Defending Jack Grealish

• Erling Haaland squared with Dan Burn after the Newcastle United defender got involved with Jack Grealish
• Haaland's antics amused fans after he sprinted a long way out to confront Burn
• The Premier League top scorer couldn't add to his tally as Manchester City won 2-0

Erling Haaland amused fans by sprinting over 40 yards to confront Newcastle United's defender Dan Burn.

The two players clashed during a Premier League match on March 4th at the Etihad Stadium in this weekend's early kick-off.

Goals from Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva helped Pep Guardiola's charges to remain within touching distance of league leaders Arsenal.

Haaland had a rather silent afternoon in terms of scoring but set up Silva's bullet goal in the second half. He was then involved in an altercation with Burn as rushed onto the scene to defend Jack Grealish.

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Haaland's fight with Burn

Grealish and Burn were involved when the former appeared to kick out at the defender while on the ground. This incident sparked a brawl on the pitch, with Haaland quickly sprinting to the scene, as shown in a video circulating online.

Arguably the tallest players in the Premier League, the two pushed and shoved each other while shirt-pulling before the tensions quickly simmered down. Another video shows Haaland smiling during the whole spectacle.

They were both yellow-carded for their roles in the incident.

Whilst the win is another step in the right direction for Guardiola, Eddie Howe is now facing the real test of his Newcastle reign, with the Magpies now winless in their last five games in all competitions.

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Haaland's exit plan confirmed

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Real Madrid could be presented with an opportunity to sign both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland in the coming years.

Haaland, who is barely a season into his five-year contract at Manchester City, has already set an exit plan in motion with Real Madrid, understood to be his ideal destination.

This was confirmed by his agent Rafaela Pimenta who talked up the attractiveness of playing for a club of Madrid's stature.