Ex-world champion boxer JUMPS ON Haaland and kisses him after invading pitch during Man City’s win over Sheff Utd
pTerry Flanagan, 34, is a retired British pro fighter and major City fan who held the WBO lightweight title between 2015 and 2017./p
figure id=attachment_23673050 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/manchester-citys-erling-haaland-approached-840595329.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23673050 width=960 height=663 /figcaption class=wp-caption-text/figcaptionfigcreditPA/figcredit/figureA former world champion boxer jumped on Man City star Erling Haaland before being removed by security[/caption]
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pHe lost just two of his 38 fights, recording 14 KOs in the process./p
pBut Flanagan is unlikely to have celebrated any of his wins more than Haaland#8217;s timely strike./p
pThe incident happened an hour into a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23644628/sheffield-united-vs-man-city-live-score-latest-updates/City#8217;s 2-1 win at Bramall Lane/a on Sunday./p
pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/erling-haaland/Haaland/a had already missed a penalty against the a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/3735972/sheffield-united/Blades/a as a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196654/manchester-city/City/a struggled to find a way through./p
pBut the Norwegian hitman finally got off the mark with a well-taken close-range header following a cross from Jack Grealish./p
pAnd as he ran off to celebrate, Flanagan jumped from the stands onto the pitch./p
pHe then launched himself onto Haaland#8217;s back as he attempted to join in City#8217;s celebrations./p
pThe forward did not appear to be taken aback by the incident, despite Flanagan appearing to kiss his neck./p
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pBut teammate Bernardo Silva looked visibly shocked that Flanagan was able to cling onto Haaland for so long./p
pHowever, security soon rushed to the scene and tackled Flanagan before hauling him away from the field./p
pAnd fans quickly took to Twitter to discuss the incredible invasion./p
pOne said: #8220;That fan caught Haaland by surprise!#8221;/p
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pAnother noted: #8220;We#8217;re lucky Haaland is a unit, if it was Bernardo he#8217;d be paralysed.#8221;/p
pOne declared: #8220;That must have been a memorable moment for him.#8221;/p
pAnother added: #8220;That fan bet his crib on Haaland to score.#8221;/p
pCity ended up having a nervy end to their game when United equalised in the 85th minute through Jayden Bogle./p
pHowever, Rodri fired them back ahead moments later to seal all three points./p
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