Arsène Wenger’s referee paranoia will chip away at Arsenal’s conviction

The accusation of some kind of premeditated campaign by referees against Arsenal is ludicrous – if Wenger is preparing his team for bad decisions what does that say about their mindset?

There was a classic Arsène Wenger moment on Wednesday as he walked towards the exit door of the media auditorium at Emirates Stadium. It was put to the Arsenal manager that Jack Wilshere might have been sent off for a second bookable offence during the helter-skelter 2-2 draw with Chelsea – a dive following a challenge from Andreas Christensen.

“That would have made you happy,” Wenger countered.

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