Wenger: 'You could not say the referee was a Gooner'

Last updated : 21 December 2008 By Chris Parry

"We had a 'Be a Gooner, Be a Giver' charity day today - and you could not say the referee was a Gooner. He was a giver because he gave us yellow cards we didn't deserve."

"Every week when we play away from home people say teams get in our faces and we can't cope with it. Do you want me to show you our players when we play away?

"It is a joke. The first booking wasn't justified either. It is just unbelievable. If he sends Adebayor off, he has to send Keane off in the first half. We have two different rules.

"It could have cost us two points today. I don't agree with the referee's decision at all. Ask Arbeloa, Carragher was next to them, they know Adebayor didn't touch him."

"We had a nervous start and were not enough in control when we were 1-0 up. In the second half we played higher up and straight away you could see we had more control.

"It is very disappointing. We had great spirit, great strength and commitment, but we missed that final thing that makes a difference. When you are down to 10 men it is difficult."

"The title is won in May and we are in December. Mathematically we will fight until the end. I believe Liverpool will drop many points. I am convinced of that. They had four draws at home. That means they dropped eight points, why shouldn't they drop eight more in the second half of the season?"