Robben answers Wenger

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has hit back at Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal manager accused him of being a “very good diver” as the Gunners crashed out of the Champions League.

Robben came in for criticism from Wenger and pundits alike after going down under Laurent Koscielny’s challenge to earn Bayern a late penalty, though it ultimately had no bearing on the game, with the Bavarian giants already leading 3-1 on aggregate and Lukasz Fabianski saving Thomas Muller’s spot-kick anyway.

Earlier in the second-half, Robben had fallen in the penalty area under a challenge from Santi Cazorla. Norwegian referee Svein Oddvar Moen — from whom Wenger had called for a strong performance in his pre-match press conference — was not interested and told the Dutchman to get up, but did not produce a yellow card.

Wenger was clearly less than impressed by the antics of the former Chelsea forward, who believes the Frenchman should take their European exit with dignity.

“I always say that if you are a big manager, take your loss. If you win, be happy, enjoy, but if you lose, don’t start complaining about the silly things,” Robben said.

“It was two penalties, but I don’t want to have to defend myself. From a big manager, you expect a little bit more if you lose.”