Haaland responded by smiling towards the crowd and pointing to the golden badges on his City shirt - the ones reserved for the reigning winners of the Premier League and the FIFA Club World Cup.

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Haaland had been targeted all afternoon, with Gunners fans and players seemingly still reeling from the 'stay humble' jibe he had aimed at Mikel Arteta following September's 2-2 draw at the Etihad.

He sounded as if he had a virus. He sounded like a man low on sleep and high on worry. Erling Haaland came in next. He looked like a million dollars. 'Hello, bonjour,' he said with a big grin.