Game of Thrones’ Hafthor Bjornsson makes 6’5″ Haaland look SMALL as duo meet at Old Trafford after controversial goal

FANS were gobsmacked after a pic went viral with “tiny” Erling Haaland standing next to Game of Thrones star – The Mountain. Hafthor Bjornsson, a 6ft9in Icelandic strongman and actor, shared a snap of him and the Manchester City striker together after Sunday’s derby. Erling Haaland and Game of Thrones’ The Mountain went viral online Credit: x.com/ThorBjornsson_ Hafthor Bjornsson played Ser Gregor Clegane aka The Mountain in Game of Thrones Credit: HBO But it is not the pairing that stunned fans, but rather the massive size difference, with many questioning how 6ft5in Haaland can be made to look small. Bjornsson, 37, captioned the post: “Met another Viking.” Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! Eager fans rushed online to comment on Haaland’s downsizing. One X user wrote: “You’re making my viking striker look tiny.” Another said: “You look like his dad picking him up at summer soccer camp.” Someone else added: “My bro made Haaland look like a school kid” A fourth even requested: “I want to see you with Bernardo Silva.” But it was all smiles in the viral snap, especially for Haaland, who had scored the only goal of the day, albeit controversially. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Haaland was the only one on the scoresheet after a controversial Manchester derby on Sunday Credit: Reuters Football fans everywhere were left up in arms after Haaland was deemed to be in an onside position, while VAR noted that Enzo Fernandez’s blatant offside was irrelevant to the goal standing. Pundits, commentators, and boss Michael Carrick called for an immediate explanation for the officiating debacle. The Premier League were quick to release a statement on the incident, and Pro Ref were not far behind as they admitted the mistake – adding that Man Utd had been contacted. Bjornsson – who played Ser Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane – also posted a video earlier in the day of him panning around Old Trafford’s touchline ahead of the derby drama. Comment now