Just when it looked like Manchester City’s underwhelming season was turning a corner, the team suffered another humiliating defeat, this time at the hands of Premier League rival Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola accepts Erling Haaland’s emotions may have got the better of him in Manchester City’s heated clash with Arsenal last September. But the City manager insists it was a rare lapse from a player who continually rises above persistent attempts by opponents to unsettle him.

Pep Guardiola slammed his Manchester City squad as "fragile" after their humiliating 5-1 defeat to Arsenal, highlighting their lack of discipline and costly mistakes, while Erling Haaland endured mockery from Arsenal players and fans.