Erling Haaland: Manchester City Star Goes Ballistic After Julian Alvarez Scores vs Liverpool

Erling Haaland: Manchester City Star Goes Ballistic After Julian Alvarez Scores vs Liverpool

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:29 PM
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  • Erling Haaland celebrated wildly after Manchester City scored against Liverpool on Saturday
  • Haaland sat out of the game and was only a spectator in the stands
  • The Norwegian was hardly missed as City put four goals past Liverpool to maintain the pressure on Arsenal

Erling Haaland went absolutely crazy after Manchester City equalised against Liverpool in a blockbuster Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium on April 1st.

Haaland was forced to sit out of the game after sustaining a groin injury at the start of the international break two weeks ago.

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Erling Haaland looks on during Manchester City's game vs Liverpool on April 1st. Photo by Paul Ellis.
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Mohamed Salah put Liverpool ahead after 17 minutes after a brilliant run by Diogo Jota. However, 10 minutes later, Haaland's replacement Julian Alvarez restored parity by scoring from close range.

Wild celebrations

Cameras picked Haaland going ballistic in the stand area as he hugged his father Alfie Haaland. He jumped up and down, making fans question online what sort of injury had kept him out of duty.

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The 22-year-old has scored 42 goals in all competitions since joining the defending champions from Borussia Dortmund at the start of the summer.

Jack Grealish was in the thick of the action on Saturday, getting a goal and assist to add to the vital interception he made to stop Mohamed Salah from scoring.

As soon as he scored his goal, he celebrated by pointing towards Haaland, who reciprocated by applauding his teammate. The two have developed a beautiful friendship in the Blue side of Manchester.

It remains unknown how long the Norwegian will be out for with a crunch of huge fixtures coming up for Manchester City.

Guardiola taunts Liverpool player

Sports Brief has also reported that Pep Guardiola savagely celebrated in front of Liverpool player Kostas Tsimikas after Julian Alvarez grabbed an equaliser on Saturday afternoon.

Guardiola had seen his side fall behind to a 17th-minute strike from Mohamed Salah, only for Alvarez to restore parity with a fine finish 10 minutes later.

As soon as his goal went in, there were crazy celebrations at the Etihad with Guardiola leading them. The Spanish manager turned on Tsimikas, who was coming back from warming up.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)