Haaland ‘Injures’ Man City Staff Member With Brutal Handshake During Title Celebrations, Video

• Erling Haaland won his first English Premier League title with Manchester City on May 21
• He joined his teammates in applauding the backroom staff before they lifted the trophy
• One member of the staff was seen wincing in pain as soon as the striker shook her hand

Erling Haaland was understandably beside himself with emotion after Manchester City were officially crowned Premier League champions for the 2022/2023 season on Sunday.

Heading into the Etihad Stadium clash against Chelsea, the defending champions needed to win to secure the title with two games to spare.

However, Arsenal's loss to Nottingham Forest on Saturday rendered the remaining games 'useless' as Pep Guardiola's side attained an unassailable lead.

They still did beat Chelsea, though, with Julian Alvarez's strike making the difference.

After the final whistle, the whole stadium instantly got into a party mood, with the handing over of the trophy getting slightly delayed after fans stormed the pitch, as captured by the Daily Star.

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Calm was soon restored with a blue carpet being rolled out for the champions - three times in a row.

Haaland, Man City's title celebrations

Members of Manchester City's technical bench mounted a guard of honour as Guardiola led out his players. The coach and players shook hands with the men and women who played silent roles throughout their campaign.

Adorned in T-shirts proclaiming 'Champions 23,' the players trooped out one after the other, shaking and hugging the technical staff members.

Haaland, in his characteristic fashion of extreme enthusiasm, congratulated the staff and it is here where he went in a little bit too hard for one woman in the line-up.

A video shows Haaland gripping the hand of the woman, who winced to show how much force the Norwegian had unwittingly used. The striker did not seem to notice as he continued applauding the next in line.

The 22-year-old will be hoping to have a similar guard of honour, with City still having two finals coming up next month.

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If that happens, the unidentified woman might need to send a plea to the former Borussia Dortmund to go easy on her.

Haaland ditches interview for fans

Sports Brief also reported that Haaland showed his humble side as he momentarily left an on-pitch interview to dance with fans following City's title triumph.

The Citizens were officially handed the English Premier League crown over the weekend, shortly after their clash against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.

Haaland was once again the centre of attraction during Man City's Premier League trophy presentation, making time to celebrate with jubilant home supporters.