Crystal Palace fans disappointed as Daniel Muñoz makes a request to Erling Haaland at half-time
Fans were left disappointed when Daniel Muñoz asked for Erling Haaland's shirt at half-time of Crystal Palace vs Manchester City on Saturday.
He City The superstar had an unusually quiet first 45 minutes in south London before handing his shirt to crystal Palace's Muñoz with the score tied 1-1.
Reporting on the game, writer Joe Bray said in X: “Daniel Muñoz asks Erling Haaland by his shirt in front of the Palace fans as the teams leave. “Haaland accepts and the home fans let their players know what they think about it.”
Haaland, who rested during City's 4-1 victory Aston Villa midweek, he was eager to make a good impression on his return to the starting eleven.
However, the Premier League champions fell behind in Selhurst Park after Jean-Philippe Mateta's surprise goal.
City equalized quickly when Kevin De Bruyne He pulled one out of the top drawer before the half-time whistle blew.
As the two teams approached half-time, Haaland found himself approached for a shirt exchange on the break, much to the bewilderment of the Palace fans watching.
One fan wrote: “Yeah, I don't like that at all. He'll probably be after Foden full time.”
Another posted: “That's stupid…replace them.”
A third fan said: “Muñoz exchanging shirts with Haaland on HT. Not cool at all,” but a follower joked: “It seemed a lot more like Muñoz bothering Haaland than a mutual agreement there.”
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Haaland came into Saturday's match without scoring in any of his last four games, his longest streak in the Premier League without scoring.
However, armed with a clean shirt for the second half, the former Borussia Dortmund star fired home from close range.
Rico Lewis had completed City's comeback minutes after the restart before Haaland converted De Bruyne's low cross to make it three.
That goal ensured Haaland became only the third player in the Premier League era to reach 30 goals in all competitions in each of his first two seasons, after Ruud van Nistelrooy (2001-02 and 2002-03). and Ian Wright (1992-93 and 1993). -94).
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De Bruyne then added his second goal of the match to give City full control after a clever shot from Rodri.
De Bruyne has scored his 100th goal for City in all competitions in his 372nd appearance, 8 years and 200 days after scoring his first against West Ham in September 2015.
The Belgian was denied the last word on his decisive day as Odsonne Edouard scored Palace's second to reduce the deficit.
