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Henry's fury over handball

18 Oct 2006 - 11:30:27

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Arsenal striker Thierry Henry was hopping mad after seeing his late strike against CSKA Moscow chalked off for an alleged handball by Spanish referee Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez.

Henry thought he had rescued a 1-1 draw late on in Moscow, but saw his effort ruled out, while he was also booked for deliberate handball by Mr Gonzalez.

That left the France international fuming, as he commented: "The referee saw a handball when there wasn't a handball. You will have to ask him why this is so.

"He gave me a yellow for a deliberate handball, but if you can see that on the replay I'll give you whatever you want.

"I know it was a clean and clear goal. The keeper and defenders did not call it, only a linesman 60 yards away.

"I asked the referee and the linesman at the end what they saw and they could not tell me what they saw.

"I am more than angry. Do you think if the keeper had seen handball, he would not have reacted and appealed for it?

"The goalkeeper looked at me and had a little giggle about it. I just think that's a disgrace."

Boss Arsene Wenger backed his captain's view of the incident, adding: "I knew from the reaction of Thierry.

"Thierry said 'I swear I did not touch the ball at all with my hand'.

"It was his stomach. It was a very bad decision and we have to suffer from it."