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DISCLOSED: PEP GUARDIOLA’S PRIVATE WARNING TO DONNARUMMA AFTER HIS SUNDERLAND "WHO ARE YA" MOCKING!
Gianluigi Donnarumma clashes with Luke O'Nien as Man City fall four points behind Arsenal. Read Pep Guardiola's reaction here.
Gianluigi Donnarumma just lost it after Manchester City’s frustrating 0-0 draw at Sunderland. The big Italian keeper got tangled up in a messy argument once the final whistle blew. Pep Guardiola, City’s manager, had to jump in and calm things down after Donnarumma went head-to-head with Sunderland’s fiery Luke O’Nien.
It was a tense night at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland, fresh back in the Premier League this season, played like they belonged—holding City at bay and celebrating a hard-earned point against one of the league’s heavyweights.
City struggled to break Sunderland down. They barely created anything clear in front of the goal. Early on, Bernardo Silva thought he’d scored, but the flag went up for offside. The rest of the match? Pretty much City running into a wall, while Sunderland even threatened a couple of times on the counter.
Donnarumma kept City in it with a few sharp saves, and you could see how much he wanted a win to keep the title chase alive. Near the end, though, things boiled over. O’Nien, who didn’t even get on the pitch, blocked City from taking a quick throw. Donnarumma didn’t take it well. They squared up, the home fans started chanting “Who are you?” at City’s keeper, and Donnarumma’s temper just got worse.
Guardiola raced over to pull his keeper away before things got ugly, with Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka helping separate the two. Afterward, Guardiola tried to brush it all off. “Football happens. Sometimes it goes like this. Nothing important, nobody got hurt, nothing happened,” he told reporters.
He did admit dropping two points stung, though. “Sunderland are really good, so strong and physical. It’s a tough place to come,” Guardiola said. “We struggled with their pressing at first, then Rodri came on and broke their lines. The second half was excellent. I was pleased with the performance, but we just couldn’t finish our chances in the six-yard box. It’s a mystery we didn’t score.”
The draw means City are now four points behind Arsenal in the title race. Next up: a home game against Chelsea, who just sacked Enzo Maresca on New Year’s Day.
LEGEND STATUS: ERLING HAALAND EQUALS COLIN BELL’S GOAL RECORD IN FULHAM STROLL TODAY
Erling Haaland equals Colin Bell's scoring record as Man City beat Fulham 3-0. Read how Pep’s side closed the gap on Arsenal.
Erling Haaland climbed to joint-fourth on Manchester City’s all-time scoring chart, tying with Colin Bell, as Pep Guardiola’s team brushed aside Fulham 3-0 and closed the gap on Arsenal.
Haaland’s 153rd goal for City came in a match that felt easy for the home side. They barely broke a sweat at the Etihad on Wednesday, cutting Arsenal’s Premier League lead to just three points.
Antoine Semenyo struck first, keeping his hot streak alive, and Nico O’Reilly added another in a match that was basically one-way traffic, with rain pouring down all night.
City did all their damage before halftime. Job done, Haaland didn’t even bother coming out for the second half.
After struggling for a bit, Haaland seemed to snap back into form with a clutch penalty winner at Liverpool on Sunday. Maybe that’s the spark he needed.
Matching Bell’s tally is no small feat—especially considering Haaland’s done it in just 183 games, while Bell had 492.
Honestly, this game was a walk in the park for City. In the last meeting at Craven Cottage, City led 5-1 after 57 minutes but almost let Fulham back in, scraping by 5-4. This time, there wasn’t even a hint of drama.
Fulham made it easy, coughing up possession over and over and giving City every chance to attack.
You could tell a goal was coming. Phil Foden, starting after a spell on the bench, nearly scored twice early on. O’Reilly wasn’t far off either.
The breakthrough came 24 minutes in. Matheus Nunes whipped in a cross from the right, Haaland nodded it down, and Semenyo slid in to poke it past Bernd Leno.
That was Semenyo’s fifth goal in eight games for City, and his third against Fulham this season; he’d already scored twice against them for Bournemouth back in October.
Fulham did get a sniff at goal when Harry Wilson forced a save from Gianluigi Donnarumma, but City hit right back. Haaland got clipped by Joachim Andersen on a counter, but Semenyo kept going and slipped in O’Reilly, who coolly chipped Leno for 2-0.
City’s third came after Fulham gave the ball away yet again. Rayan Ait-Nouri found Foden, Foden passed to Haaland at the edge of the box, and Haaland buried it in the bottom corner for his first league goal from open play since December.
There was a quick VAR check for a possible penalty, with Semenyo claiming his hair got pulled, but nothing came of it.
City eased off after the break. Fulham tried to respond, and Wilson had a lively run, but it fizzled out.
Even with City playing in second gear, Fulham couldn’t get anything going.
Foden tried his luck from a distance but didn’t really trouble Leno, and Josh King forced a late save from Donnarumma, but that was about it.
ERLING HAALAND’S MENTALITY IS THE ONLY REASON MAN CITY CAN CATCH ARSENAL
Erling Haaland’s late penalty at Anfield has cut Arsenal’s lead to three points, reigniting Manchester City’s title charge.
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Erling Haaland isn’t giving up on the title just yet. After slotting home a penalty deep into stoppage time at Anfield, he made it clear: “The title race isn’t over until it’s actually over.” That late goal kept Manchester City’s hopes alive.
Honestly, things looked grim with six minutes left. Szoboszlai had just smashed in a free kick, and even with Bernardo Silva’s equaliser, City were still staring at an eight-point gap behind Arsenal. But that penalty—Haaland’s first league goal at Anfield—changed the mood. Now, if City beat Fulham at home on Wednesday, the gap shrinks to three points before Arsenal even kick a ball at Brentford the next day.
Haaland tried to play it cool when people pressed him about the win. “It’s just three points, that’s it. Doesn’t matter if it’s Tottenham, whoever,” he said. But then he admitted, “Yeah, I get it. It was a big one.”
He’s not getting carried away, though. “We’ve seen it before—this race goes down to the wire. Right now, Fulham’s all I’m thinking about. There’s still a lot of football left.”
Haaland’s still the league’s top scorer with 21, but his penalty at Anfield was only his second league goal since Christmas. In his first 20 games this season, he couldn’t stop scoring—30 goals for club and country. Lately, though, the goals have dried up, and he knows it.
“Honestly, I haven’t scored enough since the start of the year. I have to be sharper and better at everything. That’s on me—I owe it to the team and to everyone watching.”
He didn’t want to make excuses or talk too much about what’s behind his dip in form. “I don’t think there’s an excuse. Fatigue? Most of it’s in your head. The schedule’s brutal, sure, but for me, it’s all about staying fit and being ready to help the team. That’s what matters most.”
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