Wenger: I know what I said – I’ll appeal against FA charge
‘But you have to say as well, at the moment we have to face surprising decisions.’ Meanwhile, Wenger will appeal against an FA misconduct charge for his foul-mouthed tirade at referee Mike Dean after the official awarded West Bromwich another controversial penalty in Sunday’s 1-1 draw. ‘I will contest the charge 100 per cent, you can listen to every interview I said, and I stick to everything I said without any problem,’ said Wenger. ‘I am 35 years in football, I know what I say after the game. And I stand up for what I said, no problem. ‘What I find terrible is that we have just seen a great football game and we talk only about things that are nothing to do with football.’ Despite Wenger’s gripe with referees, Wilshere was lucky to avoid picking up a second yellow card for appearing to dive under a challenge from Andreas Christensen. Wenger and Chelsea boss Antonio Conte both insisted they did not see the incident. Bellerin and Hazard had differing views on the penalty incident. Arsenal defender Bellerin said: ‘(Hazard) is always very quick in the box. I saw the ball in the air and I tried to challenge for it. ‘We both went for the ball at the same time and the referee thought it was a penalty, so we’ll have to see the replay.’ In response, Hazard joked: ‘We don’t need a replay, yes it’s a penalty.’ Conte was more concerned about letting three points slip away, but did not criticise Alvaro Morata for a series of missed chances. ‘(Morata) is not lacking spirit, he has to continue to work and improve,’ said Conte. ‘It’s a pity because he had many chances to score. ‘We came up against a good team, but I think in this game we deserved to win.’