Haaland’s Father Sarcastically Gives Arsenal Premier League Title Favourites Tag

• Arsenal beat Manchester City 4-1 on penalties to win the 2023 Community Shield
• Erling Haaland had a quiet game and was hauled off in the 65th minute to boos from Arsenal fans
• His father, Alfie Haaland, appears displeased by the reception given to his son at Wembley

Erling Haaland's father, Alfie, is taking no prisoners on behalf of the Manchester City striker after he endured a quiet afternoon in the Community Shield.

Arsenal ended their eight games losing streak to Manchester City with a 4-1 penalty shootout win over the league champions in the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.

City appeared to be running away with another one after Cole Palmer scored a beautiful goal, but Leandro Trossard equalised in the 101st minute with a deflected strike off Swiss defender Manuel Akanji.

Kevin De Bruyne hit the post with City's first penalty, while Spanish midfielder Rodri saw his weak attempt saved by English goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

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Haaland's father trolls Arsenal

As spotted by Mirror UK, Troll Football on Twitter made a meme after Haaland's poor game. The account uploaded a short video of former Southampton manager Ralph Hassenhuttl rushing to celebrate a goal before receding to his technical area.

Alfie did not find the comments from Arsenal fans under the post funny and sarcastically congratulated them for their community shield win before naming them title favourites for the new season.

"Well done Arsenal, great win. You must be favourites for the league now," he wrote on Twitter.

Haaland trolls Arsenal fans

Sports Brief reported that Haaland gave a savage gesture who booed him after he was substituted in the 65th minute of City's loss to Arsenal at Wembley.

The Norwegian raised three fingers to signify the trophies he won last season, while the Gunners went empty-handed despite spending the most days at the top of the table.

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De Bruyne sends message to Arsenal

Sports Brief also reported on Kevin De Bruyne's message to Arsenal on the Premier League title race after the two sides played the season's curtain raiser.

The Belgian playmaker claims not to see Arsenal as the only title contender to the Citizens' defending their title next season, adding that there are about eight to nine contenders.