What a strange minute.

Midway through Manchester City's second half of holding on for dear life against Arsenal on Monday morning, Erling Haaland had a new gig.

The most feared striker in the Premier League was plonked at centre back, shepherding Viktor Gyokeres, ready to repel.

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Arsenal bounced the ball around, and there was Erling, checking shoulders and holding the line between Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol like he was prime Tony Adams.

There was a lead to protect, and bugger it, this was a means to an end.

Of course, a late Arsenal equaliser off Gabriel Martinelli's direct run with Haaland in cotton wool on t

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