Roy Keane claps back at Erling Haaland’s dad – ‘You’re seeing the game differently’

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Roy Keane and Ian Wright both hit back at ‘sour grapes’ from Erling Haaland’s dad Alf-Inge, after England beat Norway 2-1.Haaland Sr. sarcastically congratulated referee Clement Turpin and Jude Bellingham after his country crashed out of the World Cup.Haaland Sr. was in attendance as Norway took on England in MiamiGettyThe former Manchester City and Leeds United player went viral several times while watching from the stands at Miami Stadium.The 53-year-old visibly accused Djed Spence of diving with an exaggerated hand gesture after the Tottenham defender thought he had won a penalty for England in extra time, before the decision was overturned by VAR.He was then caught seconds later flicking his two fingers up in the air and appearing to mouth the words: “F*** off.”Alf-Inge Haaland says Norway were ‘robbed’The retired 31-cap Norwegian international then claimed his son and his teammates were robbed in a jab at the officials post-match.In reply to a post on X regarding Bellingham’s second goal against Norway to put England into the lead in extra time, Haaland wrote: “Well done Bellingham and referee.”He later added: “Really? Saved by the referee. Hope you win the WC now. But feel we got robbed today.”Sour grapes?Ian Wright, however, insisted Norway only had themselves to blame while reacting to Alfie Haaland’s remarks on Stick to Football.England had a higher xG than Norway, more shots on target and in total, more touches in the opposition box and more possession.Cameras showed Haaland Sr signalling that Spence had dived before he made an X-rated gestureITVView Tweet: https://t.co/qzYpshOWw0“Is that sour grapes from Alf-Inge Haaland, saying well done to Bellingham and the referee?” Arsenal legend Wright asked.“I think that was just a bit of a low blow from him.”On Torbjørn Heggem disallowed goal for a Haaland foul on Elliot Anderson, Wright continued: “He can’t surely be referring to that because that was just a ridiculous push [from Haaland].“In that particular moment, he’s like six or seven inches taller; why does he need to be that aggressive with him?“It’s a massive foul. You can’t be talking that.”Manchester United legend Keane admitted that Norway could feel slightly aggrieved by the refereeing, but nothing that would amount to what Haaland Sr could claim as a ‘robbery’.Wright and Keane both argued against the suggestion the referee was the reason Norway lostGetty‘Will he remember the game?’“I think the referee was giving England a lot of calls, 50-50s. I’m not talking about the major ones,” Keane said.“He seemed to be just on the side of England, which can happen in a game.“I’m not sitting here going, ‘He’s cost Norway’, absolutely not. But there was calls when you’re going… it could have gone the other way.”He later joked: “Will he remember the game? Because he always seems to be drinking alcohol at the matches, the dad.“No, he does! If you’re having a drink then you’re seeing the game differently.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/Haaland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“Listen, I’ll always be trying to go the other way [against England] a little bit, if it’s 50-50, but the push is a push, and then he heads it, so there you go.“Families and fans after games, we saw the interviews with the England manager, Bellingham, family members, they’re all a bit emotional so you try and give them the benefit of the doubt.“But when people wake up tomorrow morning, you won’t be sitting there going, ‘The referee’s cost us’, you can’t.“You can argue a couple of decisions, but you can’t say, ‘He’s cost us’, no.”World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.