Oliver’s twist and defensive frailties frustrate Wenger

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger was left frustrated on two counts after criticising referee Michael Oliver for awarding a penalty to Swansea, which he described as “complete imagination”, and lambasting his team’s slapdash defending.

Robin Van Persie had given the Gunners a fifth-minute lead only for Oliver to point to the spot just 11 minutes later when Nathan Dyer went to ground under pressure from Aaron Ramsey, described by Wenger as a “good dive”.

Scott Sinclair scored the resulting penalty and the Swans went on to win a dramatic contest 3-2, with Danny Graham scoring a 70th-minute winner within seconds of Theo Walcott having levelled matters.