Revealed: What Man City hitman Erling Haaland really said to Arsenal's Gabriel as he pointed to golden Premier League winners' badge

Erling Haaland's conversation with Gabriel has been revealed after the Manchester City star was seen pointing at his Premier League badge.

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• Haaland flashed badge at Gabriel
• City striker's words now revealed
• Arsenal thrashed Man City 5-1

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Arsenal outclassed reigning champions Manchester City 5-1 on Sunday in the Premier League at Emirates Stadium. Martin Odegaard opened the scoring for the Gunners with an early strike before Erling Haaland equalised at the start of the second half. The hosts, however, restored their lead through Thomas Partey's brilliant strike and then Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz and Ethan Nwaneri ensured it was a miserable afternoon for the visitors.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Despite scoring the visitors' only goal in the game, Haaland endured a tough night in north London as he was subject to trolling from opposition players, particularly when Lewis-Skelly copied his goal celebration. At full-time, the Norwegian goal machine was seen exchanging an animated conversation with Gunners defender Gabriel as he flashed the golden Premier League badge on his sleeve at the Brazilian.

• WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

  While the conversation between the two players was not audible, forensic lip reader Nicola Hickling decoded Haaland's exact words. Speaking to , Hickling said: "Don’t forget it. Look at it. Don’t forget it. You’d love this, eh? Don’t forget it, yeah."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR ERLING HAALAND?

  The 24-year-old will be back in action next Saturday when City take on Leyton Orient in a fourth-round FA Cup clash away from home.