Erling Haaland excited for Man City’s ‘massive’ title race clash with Arsenal

SportFootballErling Haaland excited for Man City’s ‘massive’ title race clash with ArsenalErling Haaland has not attempted to play down the significance of Sunday’s match between Manchester City and ArsenalPress Association Sport Reporters Friday 17 April 2026 13:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959816","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/erling-haaland-man-city-arsenal-premier-league-title-b2959816.html","title":"Erling Haaland excited for Man City’s ‘massive’ title race clash with Arsenal"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-23711","index":0}Haaland is looking forward to facing Arsenal (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Erling Haaland has described Sunday’s pivotal Premier League encounter between Manchester City and Arsenal as "like a final," highli...