Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed referees are protected “like lions in the zoo” following a week in which he has been left angered by what he considered contentious decisions by officials.
The Frenchman was left seething by the late awarding of a corner to Everton which Ashley Williams headed home to seal a 2-1 win for the home side at Goodison Park in midweek.
Wenger’s mood worsened on Sunday when he suggested that both Manchester City goals should have been disallowed in the Gunners’ 2-1 reverse to their Premier League title rivals.
The 66-year-old told Sky Sports that “enough is enough” after accusing referee Martin Atkinson and his assistants of failing to spot offside infringements from Leroy Sane – scorer of City’s equaliser – and David Silva, who ran close to Petr Cech’s line of sight for Raheem Sterling’s winner.
And Wenger continued to vent his frustration at a post-match news conference, using a somewhat bizarre metaphor to convey his feelings.
“They [City] slow down, they went down [in tempo] and it was difficult to create a flow. And on top of all of that, we conceded two offside goals, which is difficult to accept in a game of that stature,” he said.
“But, as it is well known, the referees are protected very well, like the lions in the zoo. So we have to live with those decisions.
“I want them to be very well protected and to be safe, but safe and a good decision is even better. But I don’t want to make the referees the subject of a press conference.
“City look very happy. I would be as well.”
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