Sean Dyche, the Burnley manager, expressed his bewilderment at Craig Pawson’s failure to spot that Laurent Koscielny had handled the ball into the net to seal a dramatic injury-time winner for Arsenal. On the weekend of his 20th anniversary as Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger enjoyed one of the more fortuitous victories of his tenure — one that lifted his team to within two points of Manchester City, the leaders. The Frenchman has brought some of the most eye-catching football to the Premier League since he left Nagoya Grampus Eight for Arsenal two decades ago. But there was nothing of beauty…

Source: The Times October 02, 2016 23:01 UTC