Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has criticised referee Simon Hooper on social media over a controversial decision late in Sunday\u2019s dramatic 3-3 draw with Tottenham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Norway forward was incensed with Hooper after being denied the opportunity to play an advantage in the closing moments of a thrilling Premier League match at Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haaland was one of several City players to remonstrate with the official and he continued his protests after the game by reposting a clip of the incident on X, formerly Twitter, with the comment \u201cWtf\u201d, which is offensive slang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident that angered City happened when Haaland was fouled in the fifth minute of stoppage time, managing to regain his footing to swivel and send Jack Grealish clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hooper initially appeared to acknowledge the infringement and wave play on, but then blew his whistle to pull play back for a City free-kick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision brought protests from the City players and criticism from pundits.
\u201cI think it is an absolute shocker. I really do,\u201d said Jermaine Jenas on the BBC\u2019s Match of the Day 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure what Simon Hooper is thinking. It\u2019s clearly a mistake but it is a monster of a mistake in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His fellow former England midfielder Leon Osman said: \u201cIt\u2019s a huge mistake \u2013 there is no getting away from that with the technology we have but I have a slight bit of sympathy. He held his hands up straight away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut this one mistake is all that people will want to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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