Piers Morgan stuck the boot in on Erling Haaland on social media after watching the Manchester City striker blank in their chastening 4-0 loss at home to Tottenham.
The Premier League champions were on the end of a shocking upset at The Etihad as they fell to a FIFTH successive defeat ahead of next weekend's meeting with top of the table Liverpool.
It was another afternoon to forget for Haaland, who spurned two golden chances early on. It's now just two goals in his seven appearances for the Norway star, who cut a frustrated figure throughout the afternoon.
A brace from James Maddison and additional goals from Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson sealed victory for the visitors. And Morgan, a renowned Arsenal fan, wasted no time in digging Haaland out on social media in the wake of City's latest setback.
Alongside an image showing the striker telling Gunners boss Mikel Arteta to "be humble" after their draw earlier in the season, Morgan quipped on X: "You’d DEFINITELY better stay humble after this, @ErlingHaaland," along with laughing emojis.
Ironically, Haaland's recent slump in form has come in the aftermath of said fixture. It's a far cry from his early season form, where he plundered 10 goals in City's first five Premier League matches.
With Haaland struggling to find the net, City have failed to rack up the points in their recent games. It's now three league defeats in a row for the defending champions, who could start next weekend's huge title showdown with Liverpool a staggering EIGHT points behind Arne Slot's men.
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Sky Sports)Speaking post-match on BBC Radio 5 Live, Guardiola admitted that City's current collapse in form is unlikely anything else he has experienced during his trophy-laden eight-year spell at the club.
He said: "In eight years we have never lived this kind of situation. Now we have to live it and break it winning the next games, especially the next one. Now we see things in one way, maybe in a few weeks we see it differently."
When he was asked if players were struggling, Guardiola added: "Of course. We are happy when we win and concerned when we don't win. It's normal. There would be a problem if they were not worried or I am not worried.
"We are not used to doing this situation but life is like this. Sometimes it happens and we have to accept it. It is what it is now and we will stand up and do it."
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