Wenger: We are still the most fouled team in the country

Manager Arsène Wenger says that his team are still the most fouled team in the country, despite what the press might portray about the Gunners.

Wenger also claims that Arsenal are the most punished, and the Frenchman has statistics to back up his claim, with the Gunners even winning the Fair Play league, and yet the press harp on about the 72 red cards issued under Wenger's 12-year reign.

Wenger said: "The real basic problem in this league is that, for the past three years, we are the team who is fouled more than any other team, the team who is punished more than any other team.

"I should invite you sometimes to come into the dressing room and look at the legs of Alex Hleb after a game. You would be amazed.

"We want to try to play football and bring the good things out of the game.

"There are a lot of things I love here, the passion, the commitment. I do not want England to lose that, because that is above every other country in the world.

"It is in the hands of the referee to protect, to make the distinction between how far you can go and cannot go."