Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has expressed his belief that Tottenham's Victor Wanyama should have been sent off during Sunday's North London derby.
The sides cancelled each other out in a fiery 1-1 draw at the Emirates, but Wenger revealed that he disagreed with both the penalty decision which led to Spurs' equaliserand the lack of a red card for Wanyama.
Asked about the penalty decision - via theArsenal official website- he said: "Yes. We were a bit unlucky with the penalty decision. I think the penalty was harsh. It didn't look dangerous to score, it didn't look a deliberate foul.
"After, even speaking to some referees they say you can give it, you can not give it, so personally, being manager of Arsenal Football Club, I prefer not to give it.
"Wanyama was very lucky to stay on the pitch today [because of] a few fouls, the elbows on Walcott for example, but the referee makes the decisions.
"We have to cope with that and to deal with that. Still, nobody stopped us from scoring a second goal which is what we didn't do."
23 - The team scoring first has failed to win a PL meeting between Arsenal and Spurs 23 times, a record in the competition. Pegged.
Wenger was also questioned on whether clubs that have no European football, such as Liverpool and Chelsea, are at an advantage in the title race.
"I don't know. It's a bit easier to prepare for the games because you do not have the intensity of a Champions League game, but if you ask them, both would like to play in there so you cannot complain about that," he added.
"There's a little physical advantage, for sure, when you play after the European weeks, but you have to live with that and I wouldn't say that it is an excuse. Even if we are in front, it's a small difference after 11 games - it's very tight."