Back in January, Arsene Wenger was handed a four-match touchline ban for an altercation with fourth official, Anthony Taylor, during Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Burnley in which the media reported the manager had called Taylor a “f**king cheat”; unsurprisingly, this wasn’t the case at all.
Graham Poll, the referee most famous for showing a player three yellows before sending him off at a World Cup, has written that Arsene Wenger should have got a six-game ban instead of four.
Mark Halsey has said that it is not the job of the fourth official to follow a manager into the tunnel after he’s been sent off, hinting at a strategy Arsene Wenger might use to defend himself.
In this latest edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita review the Burnley game and ponder Xhaka’s penchant for a two-footed lunge.
Arsene Wenger has been charged with misconduct by the FA, so what sort of punishment and ban is he facing?
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How did Anthony Taylor get on in charge of Arsenal’s destruction of Liverpool?
Anthony Taylor will take charge of Arsenal v Liverpool and that’s not good news for anybody.
So how did both the referees get on during Arsenal’s game against West Ham?
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Anthony Taylor took charge of Arsenal v Aston Villa on Sunday at the Emirates, so how did the man in the middle get on?
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