Striker Haaland has been in the spotlight this season not only for his impressive goalscoring ability but also for an incident in the match between Manchester City and Arsenal in September, but he has no regrets.

After Manchester City equalised late in the match between the two teams, the Norwegian striker had a collision with Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes. However, striker Haaland recently spoke out to confirm that he has no regrets about his actions.

Under the leadership of coach Pep Guardiola, Man City had to come from behind to take a valuable point against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The match was tense with many heated situations, starting with Leandro Trossard being sent off at the end of the first half. At that time, Arsenal were leading 2-1, with striker Haaland scoring the opening goal, before goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel gave the Gunners the lead.

As time ran out, John Stones scored a equaliser in the final minute of stoppage time. Haaland then threw the ball at Gabriel’s head, leading to a series of arguments between players from both teams.

Now captain of Norway ahead of their UEFA Nations League with Slovenia, Haaland was asked about the incident and whether he felt his actions were immature. He insisted that he had no regrets and that it was just a momentary emotion during the match.

“Not just in football, I don’t regret much in life. When my emotions were high, I threw the ball at my colleague’s head in that match. What happens on the pitch, let it stay there. That’s the nature of football,” Haaland told the Mirror.

Haaland was actually spared punishment after the incident when VAR reviewed the incident but no decision was made at the time. For his part, Gabriel also downplayed the incident, saying it was just part of the game and he almost forgot about it.

Erling Haaland has had an impressive start to the season, scoring 10 goals in his first seven Premier League games. Alongside his excellent form, the 24-year-old has also had to deal with personal grief after losing close family friend Ivar Eggja. Despite playing in all of Man City’s Premier League games, Haaland was granted personal leave by the club, which saw him miss the Carabao Cup tie against Watford.

A few weeks later, Haaland took to social media to express his gratitude for the support from fans and Man City: “Hey everyone, I just want to say thank you to the club, the fans and everyone for the support over the past few weeks. Let’s look forward to the goals ahead.”