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Rio Ferdinand made a sassy excavation on Erling Haaland after the 1-0 defeat of Man City by Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
The result was the ninth of the champions in the loss column, because now they follow four points. A victory in the city field would have seen Pep Guardiola’s side overcome his opponents on the table and climb to third place.
The case seemed ready to end in a goalless impasse until Callum Hudson-Odoi found the back of the network on 83 minutes.
The hero of Forest’s Goal was accompanied by Ola Aina in a postpartum interview, where they were asked about their emotion about their champions League aspirations.
Hudson-Odoi underestimated the topic and insisted that the forest must remain humble, a comment that Ferdinand quickly attacked to play on Haaland.
‘I think we just need to remain humble. No matter what we know, we know the position we are in, but there are still many games to go to the end of the season, ‘said Hudson-Odoi after scoring his fifth goal of the season.
Ferdinand made a joke about Haaland after Callum Hudson-Odoi said Forest should remain humble
Haaland told Mikel Arteta to ‘get humble’ after a 2-2 draw with Arsenal last year
The Norwegian could not score when Pep Guardiola’s side fell to a 1-0 defeat by Forest on Saturday
“It is about remaining humble, driving us and trying to get as many points as possible on the board.”
Ferdinand asked quickly, ‘”Stay Humble,” someone said that at the beginning of the season, isn’t it?’
Hudson-Odoi and Aina couldn’t hold their smiles, while Lynsey Hipgrave and Joleon Lescott also had fun with the spear.
Ferdinand was referring to Haaland’s treats after a 2-2 draw from City and Arsenal at Emirates stadium in September.
Gabriel and Haaland scored in that game before conflicting him after a last minute draw from John Stones. Haaland threw the ball into Gabriel’s head shortly after Stones rescued a point for City in five of the week.
Norwegian vocalist of City told Arsenal’s manager Famously Mikel Arteta, to ‘remain humble’, while the two players and staff faced each other angrily after the final whistle.
Since then, rivals have attacked whenever Haaland or City have suffered misfortunes this season, and the comment ‘remains humble’ has become an internal joke in the world of football.
Following Arsenal’s 5-1 win over City in early February, the club even tried Trolllar Haaland full-time, using its stadium sound system to play the 2017 rapper Kendrick Lamar in 2017.
Ferdinand asked, ‘”Stay Humble,” someone said that at the beginning of the season, isn’t it?’
After Saturday’s defeat, City has already lost an impressive nine games in the league this season
Haaland departed the opportunity to score against Forest in the eighth minute, when Chris Wood stumbled on the ball and climbed a chance for City number 9.
With 10 remaining games from the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, the 24-year-old seems unlikely to make three gold boot awards in so many seasons in the first English division.
He follows Mohamed Salah in the most marking race and faces relentless competition for second place; The Egyptian king is in 25 goals this season compared to Haaland’s 20.
Meanwhile, Wood and Alexander Isak are breathing in Haaland’s neck, having scored 18 and 19 goals, respectively.
