Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes has responded to Manchester City's Erling Haaland smacking his head with the ball, which degenerated into a near brawl.

Arsenal and City players exchanged heated words at the full-time whistle, with Haaland caught on camera telling Gunners boss Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”. The Football Association are not taking any retrospective action over the scenes at the full-time whistle, nor for Haaland throwing the ball at Gabriel’s head.

Neither club will face any retrospective action after the heated scenes that followed Sunday’s pulsating Premier League draw

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has bristled at suggestions his team used “dark arts” in the feisty English Premier League match at Manchester City.

Notice how Erling Haaland chucked the ball at the back of Arsenal defender Gabriel's head in City's wild celebrations

Mikel Arteta has hit back at claims from several Manchester City players that Arsenal employed 'dark arts' in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium by insisting several of his players could be facing injury layoffs.