(Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger brushed off suggestions that his four-match touchline ban for pushing a fourth official was too lenient, saying his critics would still not be satisfied if he was put behind bars. Wenger was slapped with a fine of 25,000 pounds for verbally abusing and pushing fourth official Anthony Taylor during Arsenal's Premier League win over Burnley this month. They would like to put me in jail somewhere without anything in the middle of winter -- and that will still be lenient," Wenger told British media. Wenger watched from the stands as Arsenal thrashed Southampton 5-0 at the St Mary's Stadium on Saturday to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Arsenal, who are second in the table, eight points behind Chelsea after 22 games, host 14th-placed Watford on Tuesday.

Source: thestar January 30, 2017 09:22 UTC