Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been told that he is a ‘lucky man’ for avoiding a straight red card in Manchester City’s 1-1 draw against Everton on Saturday.

Haaland was shown a yellow card for his tackle on Everton defender Vitalii Mykolenko in the first half and former Premier League referee Peter Walton, speaking just after the incident, felt that Haaland was lucky to remain on the pitch.

“This game has been simmering since Haaland got injured and since then Andy Madley has had a real hard time keeping control,” he said on BT Sport. “It has this undercurrent.

“Haaland is going to be a very lucky man if he stays on the field because there’s a bit of frustration and he’s gone at speed, with force, probably hasn’t caught him but this looks a poor foul.

“All I said was Haaland would be a lucky man, having seen the replays it’s a yellow card but this game has an undercurrent and half-time comes at the right time for both teams.”

Haaland scored his 21st Premier League goal of the season in the 1-1 draw against Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.