Blatant penalty, says Wenger

THE England midfielder squared for Kuyt to slide in from close range and Arsenal’s momentum was destroyed at a stroke.

Wenger paid tribute to Gerrard’s “moment of class”, although he was less generous to Liverpool as a whole. The Frenchman adopted his traditional sniffy attitude to the visitors’ decision to protect what they had in the second half, a move that reaped handsome rewards thanks to a combination of energetic defending and Arsenal profligacy.

“I am disappointed,” he said. “I feel we were not paid for what we produced.