ERLING HAALAND had a playful exchange with Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher following Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Burnley on Friday.

The 23-year-old striker scored twice as Pep Guardiola’s side climbed to the top of the Premier League table on the opening day of the new campaign.

Erling Haaland walked past the Sky Sports pundits after his brace against Burnley

And gave Gary Neville a slap on the chest

And then continued to walk off

Leaving Nevilles in stitches

And he was in high spirits at full time when he took part in a post-match interview with Sky Sports.

The panel were discussing Haaland’s second goal – whereby his strike rattled the crossbar before hitting the back of the net – when Carragher joked: “You are a great goalscorer, you’ll never be a pundit!”

Laughing along, the striker responded: “Thank you for that mate. Appreciate that.”

But just as the interview ended, fans were taken aback after Haaland slapped Neville on the chest.

As the Man Utd icon laughed, Carragher said: “Oh! Ooo. Woah… Hang on!”

Presenter Kelly Cates then added: “I think that was friendly!”

One fan took to Twitter to question: “She thinks that was friendly?”

Another added: “Show some respect man.”

While a third joked: “Points deduction for that surely.”

Haaland and Neville’s interaction appeared far from serious – unlike the striker’s half time altercation with Guardiola.

The City boss slapped away a Sky Sports camera after shouting at the forward.

Despite the fact that Haaland had scored a brace in the first half, the man approached the player with arms out and was plainly demanding more.

The most of what he said could not be heard, but before moving to slap the broadcast camera away, he said, “That was totally the opposite.”

Haaland didn’t respond to Pep’s provocative behavior on the field and seemed entirely unperturbed by what his manager was saying.