Arsene Wenger conceded it was a 'huge surprise' when
Aston Villa were awarded a second penalty after Arsenal started the new season
with a 3-1 home defeat.
Olivier Giroud had given Arsenal an early lead before
Christian Benteke headed Villa level after his initial spot-kick had been saved
by Wojciech Szczesny, who had brought down Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Laurent Koscielny was then penalised in the second half
for felling Agbonlahor, with Benteke scoring the resultant penalty, before the
Arsenal defender was later sent off.
Antonio Luna's late goal compounded the misery for the
Gunners and left manager Wenger questioning the performance of referee Anthony
Taylor.
"It was a huge surprise to me," Wenger told Sky
Sports regarding the second penalty. "But more than that, there were many
other things that were really disturbing in the game today."
When asked if it was in terms of the decisions and the
way the game was refereed, Wenger replied: "Yes."
And asked to elaborate, Wenger responded: "No,
because I'm not interested and it's not my job. Despite that, there was room to
win the game and that's what we have to focus on."
Arsene Wenger wasn't happy with some of the referee's
decisions in Arsenal's 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa at the Emirates.
The Arsenal fans expressed their dissent at the final
whistle and there were banners displayed during the game calling on Wenger to
spend in the transfer market.
Free transfer Yaya Sanogo is the only arrival at Emirates
Stadium this summer, but Wenger will only spend the money wisely after seeing
two bids rejected for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez.
He continued: "We are there to buy players if we
find the right players, but we are not the only ones working on that.
"It's not my money, it's the money of the club, but
we are ready to spend it when we find the right players.
"We are a team who are focused and I believe as well
we could have won the game with the players that are on the pitch, and that's
the most important thing to focus on."
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