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Manchester City have been charged by the Football Association for failing to ensure their players behaved in a proper manner during added time in Sunday\u2019s Premier League match against Tottenham.<\/p>\n
City\u2019s players, and particularly Erling Haaland, reacted furiously when they were denied the chance to play advantage in the closing moments of a thrilling 3-3 draw after the Norwegian striker had been fouled.<\/p>\n
Haaland had shrugged off the challenge from Emerson Royal to play Jack Grealish through on goal, but referee Simon Hooper pulled play back to award the hosts at the Etihad Stadium a free-kick.<\/p>\n
Haaland continued to voice his anger as he left the field after the final whistle and he later went even further by posting a remark criticising Hooper on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cManchester City have been charged with a breach of FA Rule 20.1 after their players surrounded the match official during their Premier League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 3 December 2023,\u201d read a statement posted on the FA Spokesperson account on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Bernardo Silva felt City suffered a \u201cvery, very bad\u201d decision but admits the team also need to do their own job better.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a bad decision and everyone saw it,\u201d said the Portuguese midfielder. \u201cBut at the end we are all humans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe referee probably is the first one to know it was a very, very bad decision because he (Grealish) was one on one with the keeper and it could have given us the three points.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a tough one to take, but in the end it is what it is, it\u2019s football, and sometimes people make mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PA news agency understands Hooper will not be stood down from refereeing duties for the Sheffield United v Liverpool match on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
City also had themselves to blame after spurning a hatful of chances to claim what could have been a comfortable victory, with Haaland among the guilty parties.<\/p>\n
Haaland on Monday followed up his social media complaint, which simply read \u2018Wtf\u2019, with a good-natured response to a humorous tweet referencing him.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old\u2019s incredulous expression during Sunday\u2019s match was edited into The Scream painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.<\/p>\n
Reposting the image, Haaland wrote: \u201cWtf that made me smile for the first time today.\u201d<\/p>\n
City led 2-1 at the break thanks to a Phil Foden goal after Son Heung-min had scored at both ends in the opening nine minutes.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez also hit the woodwork in the first half, while Haaland missed an open goal after one of numerous Spurs errors.<\/p>\n
Spurs recovered to level through Giovani Lo Celso, but it seemed Grealish had won it in the 81st minute, only for Dejan Kulusevski to equalise again in the 90th minute.<\/p>\n
It was City\u2019s third successive draw and saw them slip to third in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Silva said: \u201cWe have been conceding late goals against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and now Tottenham.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end it is seven points. We could be four points ahead on top of the league if we did our job properly, which is kill the game, or at least don\u2019t concede in the last minute. At this level those little details matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to demand more from ourselves, each one of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spurs\u2019 late equaliser ended their run of three successive defeats.<\/p>\n
Kulusevski, who powered in the crucial goal off his shoulder, revealed the visitors\u2019 stronger second-half showing came after some stern words from manager Ange Postecoglou during the break.<\/p>\n
The Sweden international told the club\u2019s website: \u201cThe coach was very angry at half-time. It was the first time I have seen him like that but he did the right thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we did was special in the second half. It is an unbelievable feeling. These moments in life are small. We have to enjoy them and just be thankful and be proud of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n