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Manchester City have rejected allegations that striker Erling Haaland hit the club's mascot Moonbeam on the back of the head causing injuries requiring hospital treatment.
The incident occurred before the home Premier League match against Southampton in October.
The woman playing the role of the mascot told newspapers she was in shock after posing for a photograph dressed as Moonbeam when Norwegian Haaland gave her a playful knock to the head.
The reports said she filed an assault complaint with the police and raised the issue with the Premier League champions.
