Erling Haaland’s father has been admonished to cease vicariously experiencing life through his son, as an Arsenal legend has advised the former Manchester City star to “return to his place” following his derisive comments regarding Arsenal’s lack of recent trophies.

Alan Smith has harshly admonished Erling Haaland’s father to “cease vicariously experiencing life through his son” following his derision of Arsenal’s lack of trophies.

What transpired? Haaland has a challenging evening against Arsenal on Sunday, as the home crowd and some players choose to mock the prolific forward. Gabriel Magalhaes laughed at Haaland after Martin Odegaard scored an early goal.

Subsequently, during the match, Myles Lewis-Skelly emulated Haaland’s renowned zen celebration to mock the striker. To conclude the evening, Arsenal’s stadium DJ enhanced the atmosphere with Kendrick Lamar’s track “Humble,” a pointed allusion to Haaland’s earlier admonition to Mikel Arteta to “stay humble” following the teams’ 2-2 tie in September.

THE OVERARCHING CONTEXT Following the conclusion of the match, Arsenal’s official X account (previously Twitter) participated in the jest by sharing a joyful image of Nwaneri’s posture, accompanied by the comment “This Team”. The message rapidly garnered attention from fans, commemorating the team’s triumph. Alfie Haaland, a former City player from 2000 to 2003, commented cynically, stating:

“This Team that wins everything.” Indeed, no. His remark was a pointed critique of Arsenal’s difficulties in recent years, as they persist in their protracted quest for a Premier League title, having last secured the trophy in 2004.