Erling Haaland tells Inter player to ‘f*** off’ in tussle over Oasis shirt swap
Manchester City’s new Oasis kit is so unique that perhaps even Inter Milan’s best want one.
City debuted the special edition strip at home to the Serie A title holders in their Champions League opener which finished 0-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
The rather unusual strip certainly split opinion, given its unique colour palette and lettering on the back.
However, Francesco Acerbi may have been a fan, or he just wanted to remember the night he kept the great Erling Haaland quiet.
Post-match the 36-year-old Italian approached Haaland and the pair were pinching each other’s shirts, appearing to discuss a swap.
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Things then turned amusing when Acerbi held up two fingers, seemingly asking for a pair of Haaland’s no.9 shirts.
The Norwegian appeared to reply by saying, ‘Two?! F** off!’ causing Acerbi to burst into laughter.
The kit, dubbed the ‘Definitely City’ fourth strip, celebrates 30 years of Oasis’ iconic Definitely Maybe album.
The Britpop band was led by Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam, who are City fans and regularly attend matches.
They’ve also recently announced that they are reforming over 15 years since their last shows together in 2009.
On the pitch, a shirt swap with the veteran Acerbi may be one of Haaland’s only good memories.
The megastar striker had begun the campaign with nine goals in four Premier League games, scoring in each of those matches.
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However, Inter’s experienced defence kept Haaland uncharacteristically quiet throughout the 90 minutes, limiting him to just three shots, with only one on target.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher suggested there may be more to Haaland’s poor night and the quality of competition.
“He’s been the best player in the Premier League by a long way this season but this is the first game where we haven’t really seen him involved,” he said.
“It goes back to what we’ve said the last couple of years in this competition, when he’s up against the real elite – which he was tonight against some of the best defenders in Europe.
“It was another similar night to what we’ve seen before in semi-finals and finals.”