‘We complicated our game and missed final ball’

ARSENE WENGER does not need an excuse to complain about decisions given against his side but the added attraction of erecting a smokescreen to disguise his side’s failure to see off inferior opponents no doubt helped fuel the Frenchman’s gripes.

Ultimately though, the manager (right) made little attempt to disguise his frustration at Arsenal’s wastefulness.

“We were in control but as long as you don’t score the third goal the game is not won,” Wenger admitted.