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| Arsenal striker Thierry Henry was "fuming" after having a late goal disallowed for handball in their 1-0 Champions League loss at CSKA Moscow. | |
| Henry said: "The referee saw a handball when there wasn't a handball. You will have to ask him why this is so. | Henry said: "The referee saw a handball when there wasn't a handball. You will have to ask him why this is so. |
| "He gave me a yellow for a deliberate handball but if you can see that on the replay I'll give you whatever you want. | "He gave me a yellow for a deliberate handball but if you can see that on the replay I'll give you whatever you want. |
| "I know it was a clean and clear goal. The keeper and defenders did not call it, only a linesman 60 yards away." | "I know it was a clean and clear goal. The keeper and defenders did not call it, only a linesman 60 yards away." |
| News conference: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger Interview: Arsenal striker Thierry Henry | News conference: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger Interview: Arsenal striker Thierry Henry |
| He added: "I asked the referee and the linesman at the end what they saw and they could not tell me what they saw. | He added: "I asked the referee and the linesman at the end what they saw and they could not tell me what they saw. |
| We do not depend on decisions, we depend on our own quality of play Arsene Wenger | We do not depend on decisions, we depend on our own quality of play Arsene Wenger |
| "I was fuming, he should have given me a red card for deliberate handball, that would have been the cherry on the cake. | "I was fuming, he should have given me a red card for deliberate handball, that would have been the cherry on the cake. |
| "I just hope that what goes around comes around and it'll be our turn next time." | "I just hope that what goes around comes around and it'll be our turn next time." |
| Arsene Wenger also hit out at referee Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez after Henry's effort was ruled out. | Arsene Wenger also hit out at referee Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez after Henry's effort was ruled out. |
| Wenger said: "The referee has not seen anything, I felt it was a goal. We have to accept sometimes that referees give goals because they do not see things. | Wenger said: "The referee has not seen anything, I felt it was a goal. We have to accept sometimes that referees give goals because they do not see things. |
| "Now we have something new - they cancel goals because they saw things which did not exist. That's a problem." | "Now we have something new - they cancel goals because they saw things which did not exist. That's a problem." |
| Wenger, though, admitted his side had been outplayed for large spells of the match which saw CSKA knock Arsenal off the top of Group H in the Champions League. | Wenger, though, admitted his side had been outplayed for large spells of the match which saw CSKA knock Arsenal off the top of Group H in the Champions League. |
| "We do not depend on decisions, we depend on our own quality of play," added Wenger. | "We do not depend on decisions, we depend on our own quality of play," added Wenger. |
| "Until they went 1-0 ahead, Moscow were sharper than us, winning more fights than us and finally got the advantage they deserved at that point of the game. | "Until they went 1-0 ahead, Moscow were sharper than us, winning more fights than us and finally got the advantage they deserved at that point of the game. |
| "We tried to attack after that, and they defended in an intelligent way. | "We tried to attack after that, and they defended in an intelligent way. |
| "They got a bit of luck with their goal which, but overall they have shown great quality." | "They got a bit of luck with their goal which, but overall they have shown great quality." |
| Wenger was also unhappy about the playing surface at the Lokomotiv Stadium. He said: "We battled hard to come back, but the quality of the pitch was a handicap as well. | |
| "Uefa has to look into that because it is not acceptable that you play on pitches like that in the Champions League. | "Uefa has to look into that because it is not acceptable that you play on pitches like that in the Champions League. |
| "They deserve a much better pitch, and that can make them better." | "They deserve a much better pitch, and that can make them better." |