Erling Haaland’s dad, Alfie, has mocked Arsenal in a tweet laced with sarcasm – and reminded everybody not to get complacent after his son drew a blank in the Community Shield final.

Manchester City’s star man failed to register a shot and was substituted 64 minutes in as they fell to Arsenal 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

However, fans will recall Haaland’s woes in last year’s final and the mockery that sprung forth before he humiliated the critics with a record-breaking 52-goal season.

Alfie tweeted: ‘Well done Arsenal, great win. You must be favourites for the league now’ with a winking emoji.

It was a retweet of another post suggesting that Premier League fans should not get overly excited by his one-game dip due to how he blitzed last season following a poor Community Shield final.

Erling Haaland had a day to forget in the Community Shield as he failed to have a single shot

Alfie Haaland has joked that Arsenal are now favourites for the Premier League title

Haaland scored twice against West Ham on the first day of the previous campaign before adding another 50 goals as Pep Guardiola’s team swept to the Treble.

In a statement victory for Mikel Arteta following the club’s significant summer buying spree, Arsenal defeated City on Sunday.

Arsenal is expected to challenge once more this season after being denied the league crown last time around, but they will need to defeat City to break their protracted title drought.

The Gunners open their season against Nottingham Forest at home the following Saturday, while City start their title defense on Friday night against Burnley.