Arsene Wenger – Arsenal Manager blasted referee Martin Atkinson after Arsenal’s 2-1 loss at Manchester City on Sunday, saying both City goals should have been disallowed for offside.
Arsenal took an early lead through Theo Walcott but wilted in the second half as Leroy Sane equalised and Raheem Sterling netted the winner in the 71st minute.
Replays showed Sane may have been offside when he ran on to a pass from David Silva, while Wenger also claimed Silva impeded Petr Cech when he ran in front of him in an offside position as Sterling beat the goalkeeper at his near post.
However, replays showed Silva was not in Cech’s direct line of sight, and Atkinson allowed both goals to stand.
“The two goals are offside goals, and a game of that stature I feel enough is enough for us because we’ve got some bad decisions for the whole season,” Wenger told Sky Sports.
“But what can I do — we have to live with that and look at ourselves and analyse why we lost the game.”
Cech said he had been more impeded by his own defenders, who were in front of Sterling as he took aim.
“I have to say that there were players in front of the ball so I didn’t see even the shot,” Cech told Sky Sports.
