Young Gunners need refs’ protection, says Wenger

ARSENE WENGER fully appreciates English football is a man’s game — but he will never accept Arsenal just have to sit back and take rough-house treatment.

Sheffield United captain Chris Morgan was banned on Thursday for three games by the FA after being found guilty of violent conduct for punching Robin van Persie during his side’s Barclays Premiership victory over the Gunners on December 30 — an incident missed at the time by referee Lee Mason.

Wenger’s men were labelled ‘big babies’ by Blades midfielder Phil Jagielka and took criticism from some observers following another match in which they had apparently been out-muscled.