Boss Arsene Wenger Banned By FA For Four Matches

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been
given a four-match touchline ban and £25,000
fine after accepting a Football Association
charge of misconduct for his behaviour in the
win over Burnley.
Wenger, 67, was charged with verbally abusing
and pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor after
being sent off.
His ban starts immediately so he misses
Saturday’s FA Cup game at Southampton.
If that tie needs a replay, Wenger will return for
the Premier League game against Hull on 11
February.
However, if the match is settled on Saturday,
the Hull game will be the fourth and final one
for which the Frenchman is banned, following
Premier League games against Watford and
Chelsea.
Wenger reacted angrily to Burnley being
awarded a 93rd-minute penalty at Emirates
Stadium on Sunday, one they scored to level at
1-1.
After being sent to the stands by referee Jon
Moss, Wenger moved away from the pitch but
stood at the tunnel entrance and refused to
move as he tried to watch the remaining few
minutes of Sunday’s match.
As Taylor encouraged him to move away,
Wenger was seen to push back against him.
Arsenal were then given a penalty of their own,
which was converted by Alexis Sanchez.
Immediately after the match, Wenger
apologised, saying: “I should have shut up – I
apologise for not having done that.
“It was nothing malicious. I should have kept
my control, even if it was in a hectic time.”