Erling Haaland 'rattled' by Gabriel as Wes Brown weighs in on Man City and Arsenal feud

Manchester City star Erling Haaland was “rattled” by Arsenal’s Gabriel, claims former Manchester United defender Wes Brown.

The two stars clashed at the end of City’s fiery draw with Arsenal at the Etihad on Sunday and Brown feels that Gabriel got under Haaland’s skin.

“I think Gabriel rattled Erling Haaland a little bit the other day,” Brown told instantcasino.com.

“You could see there were a few little squabbles between the pair, and I think that means that Haaland knew that he was having a tough game against Gabriel, even though he scored.

“He’d probably lap it up if he was having a good game so you can tell that he must have got to him throughout the match.

“It can be easy to lose your head a bit at times. It was a big game between the two best sides in the league and I reckon it’ll be those two at the top again.

“Manchester City scored that late goal, but they’ll still be disappointed with drawing the game, it was a chance for them to pull away a little bit.

“You could see it was a very physical game so it’s no surprise things spilled over a little bit between the players.”

Brown was part of United’s Treble-winning squad in 1999 and the former centre-half feels Gabriel and William Saliba are the best defensive pairing in the Premier League.

But he says they need to win Premier Leagues and Champions Leagues before they can be called the world’s best.

“Gabriel and William Saliba are the best centre-back partnership in the Premier League, by far,” he said.

“Arsenal finishing in the league where they have in the past couple of seasons has largely been down to them. They’re strong, quick and aggressive, you wouldn’t want to play against them.

“I remember when they first came into the side a couple of seasons ago and everyone could tell they were good, but it was also about whether they could settle down in the Premier League and they’ve definitely done that. They’ve really stamped their authority on the league.

“Whether they’re the best in the world is a different question. If they start to win big trophies then maybe people can start saying that.

“You can’t really compare them to other partnerships who have lifted titles and done it all, so we need to wait and see what they can achieve first.”