Erling Haaland (23) could potentially face disciplinary measures following his social media expression of dissatisfaction with referee Simon Hooper after Manchester City's intense 3-3 draw with Tottenham on Sunday.

The City striker was visibly upset when the referee failed to play an advantage in the closing moments of the thrilling Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Despite being fouled, Haaland quickly got back up and played Jack Grealish through on goal, only for Hooper to halt play and award a free-kick.

Haaland joined several City players in expressing frustration towards the official, and he continued his protests after the game by sharing a clip of the incident on X (formerly Twitter) with the comment "WTF."

Manager Pep Guardiola, unaware of Haaland's social media post during his post-game interview, acknowledged the player's on-field reaction and conceded that he could understand Haaland's frustration.

"It's normal," said the City boss. "His reaction was the same for 10 players. The rules are that you cannot talk with the referees or fourth officials, so we should have had 10 players sent off today.

"He's a little bit disappointed. Even the referee—if he played for Manchester City today, he would be disappointed in that action, that's for sure."

Guardiola had tried to temper his criticism, saying in a TV interview he did not want to make a "Mikel Arteta comment," in reference to the Arsenal manager's controversial remarks after a game against Newcastle last month.

He added in a press conference, "I make mistakes; the players make mistakes.

"It surprised me because in the moment Erling went down, if you whistle in that moment, it's fine.

"But when he stands up and continues and the referee makes that gesture to play on, and after he (Haaland) makes the pass, he then stops the game—I don't want to criticise him.

"On the touchline, sometimes I lose my mind and my gestures are not proper but for many years as a manager, I'm not a guy; when I'm refreshed, I comment."