Wenger bottles it

30 August 2009 07:52
Arsene Wenger defended himself against the red card he received in the final seconds of Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.[LNB]Wenger was sent to the stands by referee Mike Dean after booting a water bottle down the touchline in frustration after Robin van Persie had a last-gasp equaliser disallowed for offside.[LNB]The Frenchman initially headed for the seats behind the dug-out, only to find there weren't any, and was eventually ushered towards the tunnel as his side suffered a defeat that was very hard to take.[LNB]"I just kicked a bottle of water," claimed Wenger. "I did it because I was disappointed, not because I thought it wasn't offside.[LNB]"The fourth official called the referee over and he sent me off. I don't know what to say. There were 30 seconds to go and I didn't know where to go.[LNB]"I didn't know you were not allowed to kick a water bottle, although it was a good kick."

Source: Eurosport