Peps comments after wenger winges

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Yet the officiating that allowed Agüero’s penalty and Silva to continue playing left Wenger furious.


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“I believe it was no penalty. We know that Raheem Sterling dives well, he does that very well,” he said. “And the third goal was offside. I am very upset because at 2-1 we were in the game. The third goal was the killer and it is not by coincidence that mistakes always go for the home team, as we know.

“It is unfortunate that the game finished the way it finished. I am disappointed. You can accept it if City win in a normal way, they are a good side, but this is unacceptable. Last season we lost two offside goals and it has happened again.”

Asked who may be able to stop City, Wenger was again scathing. “It will be difficult this season, the way they have started, the quality they have, but you never know. If on top of that they have decisions at home like that, they will be unstoppable,” the Frenchman said.

“You have seen what I have seen. The fact you tell me it is an offside goal says enough. I don’t want to take anything away from the quality but it happened at a moment when we were really in the game at 2-1 and it killed the game. It is the second year. We got two offside goals here last year [in a 2-1 loss] and one this year.

“The physical level [of referees] is very good, the decisions – at 2-1 we are in the game and he gives a key offside goal, and that kills the game for us. Last year if you look as well, we conceded two offside goals. Of course, they are a top team, but that makes it even more difficult for you.”

Wenger’s claim that Sterling simulates leaves the manager open to a potential FA charge as it questions the integrity of the player. Guardiola brushed off the comments. “No, we won,” said City’s manager. “We won in the best way and we deserved [to win] by far. The chances we created and the few chances we conceded. They tell me it was offside and I don’t like to win in that way, so it’s like this, but sometimes Arsenal win in Burnley 1-0 with a hand, so sometimes it is like this. The way we like to play, we did it really well,” he said.


Karma

[Diesel]

Why does he take his Stone Island tags off his jackets.

[martin_p]

Pep’s clearly still aggrieved at the appalling handball goal. Closet Claret?

[geopancake]

If Dyche goes, we know who to get. Pep would have a nice budget for January assuming he gets the compo due from Everton.

[piston broke]

Pep’s clearly still aggrieved at the appalling handball goal. Closet Claret?

They call Barça granablau but we all know it's claret&blue.

[Bin Ont Turf]

A right pair of arseholes.

Andy Gray was asked if managers like Guardiola and Wenger would get the same level of success at Burnley as Dyche has.

"No they wouldn't"

We know they wouldn't.

[Clarets4me]

Mr Wenger's eyesight seems to have improved since last season....

He managed to see every minor City " misdameanour " today, but last season, couldn't see an offside/handball goal after time was up...

God bless the NHS !!

[MT03ALG]

I doubt if Arsene uses the NHS !!

[jlup1980]

If you're going to say something Pep, you should go all-in and mention the 98th minute offside penalty against us as well!!

[Woodleyclaret]

Its rich with both teams having cheating divers as we know with our recent game v City
.Arsenal stole points off us last season with their cheating so it's hilarious for Wenger to criticise a team for doing what the Arsenal have done for years.

[IanMcL]

Vokes goal against Southampton on Saturday was suspect.



No one can head a ball so accurately from the penalty spot and beat such a proven keeper...can they?

[Rick_Muller]

If what Redmond says is true then I have even more respect for Pep as a football man

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[Spijed]

If what Redmond says is true then I have even more respect for Pep as a football man

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Acted like a child last season. Threw his toys out of the pram simply because of a sending off.

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[FactualFrank]

If what Redmond says is true then I have even more respect for Pep as a football man
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I guess it can be seen from another angle. That he could have waited until they were both inside, and it could also be seen as ignoring what Pellegrino had instructed the player to do. Possibly passionate. Possibly 'look at me'.

[Spijed]

If what Redmond says is true then I have even more respect for Pep as a football man

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So teams should just open up against Man City, and lose 4 or 5 nil every match?

Southampton were very close to getting a point.

Should we try and go toe-to-toe with them?

That's what he wants teams to do. It's rubbish to believe he wants teams to attack City because he wants a beautiful game.