Manchester United fans had a brutal chant for Erling Haaland as he hobbled off the pitch for half-time after a poor performance from Manchester City
13:44, 17 Jan 2026
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Erling Haaland hobbled off to a brutal chant(Image: Sky Sports)
Erling Haaland was met with a brutal chants from the Manchester United faithful on Saturday lunchtime.
Haaland, 23, was part of Manchester City's starting side as they put in a below-par performance against the Red Devils at Old Trafford. City had been lucky to head into the break level after they were outplayed by Michael Carrick's side.
And on the stroke of the whistle, Haaland was involved in a clash with Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire that left the big Norwegian hobbling. Haaland left the pitch after, being checked over by the medical staff, behind his team-mates to a chorus of: "Haaland's, how's your dad?"
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Erling Haaland was OK to start the second half(Image: AP)
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"Old Trafford never forgets. Or forgives," one fan joked on social media in response to the taunt. While a second said: "He's gonna bang now ffs!"
"Oh boy. Gonna sting," a third replied. And another added: "Tell me we’ve not just motivated him for the 2nd half!"
The United fans were referring to an infamous incident between Haaland's dad, Alf-Inge Haaland, and Roy Keane. During a derby in 2001, Keane brutally lunged at Haaland and was sent off for stamping on his knee with serious force, something he admitted wasn't an accident in his 2002 autobiography.
He said: "I'd waited long enough. I f****** hit him hard. The ball was there (I think). Take that, you c***. And don't ever stand over me sneering about fake injuries."
Keane received a three-match ban and a £5,000 fine at the time, but this was increased once he admitted malice in his book. A further £150,000 fine and a five-match suspension followed.
However, the 54-year-old is adamant to this day that he didn't intend to seriously injure Haaland. Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Keane said: "This is my last time talking about this tackle, the Haaland one.
"I still don’t think it was a bad tackle, I really don’t. I don’t care what anyone says. It’s not as bad as everyone thinks it is.
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"When you play sport at that speed we played at, there’s a difference between hurting somebody and injuring somebody - big difference. That’s my argument. I was trying to hurt him, not injure somebody."