Guardiola, whose team easily surpassed Arsenal's previous Premier League record of 14 straight wins, pleaded with officials to protect players. "I admire the physicality in the Premier League but the referees have to protect the players," he said. The match was Wenger's 811th in charge -- moving him ahead of United legend Ferguson, who was at the helm for 810 matches in the Premier League era. A furious Wenger said his team had been denied all three points by referee Mike Dean's decision to award the controversial spot kick. That's why I questioned his decision, he didn't see it."

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 31, 2017 19:52 UTC