Home Football See the occasion: Following 2-2 draw with Arsenal, Man City striker Erling Haaland is ‘caught scrolling on his phone’ while driving his £250,000 Mercedes outside the Etihad

See the occasion: Following 2-2 draw with Arsenal, Man City striker Erling Haaland is ‘caught scrolling on his phone’ while driving his £250,000 Mercedes outside the Etihad

Football — 09/24/2024

Following his side’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland apparently was seen on camera using his phone while driving.

As Haaland, 24, drove his fancy £250,000 Mercedes Maybach from the Etihad Stadium, a gathering of supporters surrounded him.

But a video seen tens of thousands of times on TikHub, Haaland seemed to have looked through his phone while stuck in traffic.

Filmed picking up the phone and momentarily staring up at a camera outside the window, the vocalist was accompanied by his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen.

Haaland, wearing a blue hoodie, kept blatantly checking his gadget in the middle of the dashboard before setting it down as traffic started to flow.

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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was seemingly caught on his phone behind the wheel

Haaland was spotted allegedly using the device while driving in traffic outside the Etihad

‘His car was surrounded by fans taking pictures and videos. He seemed totally unfazed and didn’t think anything of scrolling through his phone while driving.

‘He’s a role model to so many young kids – he should know better. 

‘It’s so dangerous and it’s not the first time he’s done it.’

Haaland had just hours before scored City’s first goal against Arsenal. Following John Stones’ thrilling stoppage-time equaliser, the champs went on to grab a late point.

Haaland has been attacked by road safety campaigners who have labelled his claimed actions as “incredibly dangerous” as the clip has gone viral.

‘Every individual in a position of influence should act properly in these circumstances so that those who look up to them may follow their example,’ said Lucy Straker, Campaigns Manager at Brake.

Driving is a very complicated job needing a person’s whole focus; using any phone while driving is risky. Any mistake can be catastrophic.

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The ace’s alleged behaviour has been labelled ‘incredibly dangerous’ by road safety campaigners

Haaland scored City's first goal in their dramatic 2-2 draw with title rivals Arsenal on Sunday

‘The temptation of looking at a phone can never be worth someone’s life. We are relieved that in this instance no one was hurt or killed.

‘We would encourage Erling Haaland to reach out to us.’

Drivers caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel in the United Kingdom face being hit with a £200 fine and six points on their driving licence.