WENGER GOES ON RED ALERT

ARSENE WENGER has waged war on football’s dirty tricks in the build-up to this evening’s Champions League last-16 clash with Bayern Munich. The Arsenal manager demanded a ‘fair chance’ from Norwegian referee Svein Oddvar Moen after claiming Arjen Robben went down too easily in a collision with Wojciech Szczesny, who was sent off as Bayern won the first leg 2-0 at the Emirates. Wenger said: ‘The closer the referees are to the tough leagues the more chance they have to detect the tricks that can decide a game. ‘I hope we get a fair chance to play with 11 men. What I mean is that sometimes you come from a league that is less pacey, but I don’t know this referee. ‘Sometimes when the referes have big experience it helps get them out of tricky situations. ‘You do not want players on the pitch who deserve to be sent off, but you do not want games to be killed for reasons that are a bit tricky. ‘To find that balance, the experience of the referees is important. We have played with 10 men a few times, such as the Champions League final.’ Jens Lehmann was sent off for Arsenal in the Champions League final in 2006, when they were beaten by Barcelona in Paris. Three years ago Robin van Persie’s dismissal against Barcelona in the Nou Camp also angered Wenger. Meanwhile Santi Cazorla has accepted terms on a new three and a half year deal with the Gunners with Wenger ruling out a return to the Emirates for Van Persie.