Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger unsurprised by ‘again a farcical decision on a penalty’

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Arsène Wenger made the extraordinary claim that he knew beforehand his Arsenal team would be the victim of a “farcical” refereeing decision as he continued to rage against perceived injustice at the hands of officials.

The Arsenal manager watched his team draw 2-2 against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium – thanks to a last-gasp Héctor Bellerín equaliser – but he was fuming when the referee, Anthony Taylor, awarded a penalty for the visitors, even though there was contact from Bellerín on Eden Hazard. The Chelsea forward scored to make it 1-1.

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