'Absolutely raging' - Alan Shearer disagrees with Roy Keane over Erling Haaland Man City incident

Alan Shearer has admitted he had no problem with Erling Haaland's reaction to being substituted during Saturday's 5-1 win over Wolves, insisting he would have acted in the same way.

Haaland was visibly annoyed after being taken off in the 82nd minute of the match and took a moment to seemingly protest to Pep Guardiola before heading over to the bench, where his signs of frustration were again obvious.

The Norwegian had four goals to his name at the point of his withdrawal, a tally most players could only dream of manging in one match alone, raising questions over why the 23-year-old appeared so wound up after his excellent performance.

Fully aware of why Haaland reacted in this manner, however, Shearer toldThe Rest Is Football Podcast: “I loved it. Why shouldn’t he be fuming? I would be fuming, absolutely raging. You’re on four goals and you’ve got ten or 15 minutes left? I would be exactly the same as him. He is on a high, flying, has had criticism, has four and is back in the groove. I loved it. I have no issue or problem with that at all. I get how he feels."

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Asked if this incident was different to Mohamed Salah's recent touchline spat with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp at West Ham, Shearer added: “I think so, yeah. There is a bit of a difference. He [Salah] is not on the pitch and hasn’t been playing well, although has plenty of goals by anyone else’s standards. There is a slight difference.”

While Shearer may not have taken issue with Haaland's conduct, the same could not be said for ex-Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane.