Arsenal circle the wagons

ARSENE WENGER insisted the FA had set a dangerous precedent as he condemned the “over-reaction” to Arsenal’s loss of self-control at Old Trafford as “laughable” and “farcical”.

Wenger did issue a qualified apology for the actions of his players after the bad-tempered goalless draw last weekend.

However, in a rare public display of anger, he insisted all sense of perspective had been lost since then and claimed the FA could find themselves charging a different club each week with similar offences.