Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has blasted UEFA’s decision to charge him with improper conduct.
Wenger and midfielder Samir Nasri have been charged with using “inappropriate language” towards referee Massimo Busacca following Tuesday night’s Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
The official angered the Arsenal camp by showing Robin van Persie a second yellow card for kicking the ball away a second after the whistle had been blown, and the English side conceded twice following the dismissal to bow out of the competition.
And when asked about the charge, Wenger said: “I deny completely any charge. I do not understand where that comes from.
“It is a shame for me that the referee took the decision to send Robin van Persie off. It was the wrong decision.
“The first leg was a fantastic advert for football and the second game has been destroyed. People now will only remember the sending off.
“It would be good for UEFA to show some humility, to apologise for what has happened, not charge people who have done nothing wrong.”