Arsene Wenger enjoyed the penalty that led to a Robin Van Persie spot kick that gave Arsenal a 1-0 lead on Liverpool in what was supposed to be the� eighth and final minute of added time, but the one that gave Dirk Kuyt a spot kick of his own to equalize in the 11th minute of added time? Not so much. So, when the whistle finally blew, Wenger approached Kenny Dalglish with his arms outstretched as he voiced his displeasure with the penalty that didn't benefit his side. And Kenny wasn't having any of it.
"It's a penalty. Piss off!" Dalglish shouted at Wenger with a dismissive hand gesture. And when Arsene shook his head and turned around, Kenny emphasized his point by yelling, "It's a penalty! F*** off!" (Video here...until it gets taken down.)
Later, Wenger explained his side of it to the press (via the Telegraph):
"I said to Dalglish it was not a penalty," said Wenger. "That was all. You can check it on the television. I feel we were hard done-by. We conceded a penalty after 11 minutes when the referee said there was eight minutes of injury time. I don't see where those three minutes came from and it was no penalty.
"We were told after the free-kick [before Eboue's challenge], it's game over. Lucas stopped in his way and stopped his run. Ebou� goes for the ball not the player."
As for Dalglish, well, he's pretending that he didn't actually say those sweary things that could be heard clear as a Wayne Rooney tirade over the television broadcast...
"My opinion about the two penalty decisions is that there was one right and one wrong," he said. "I don't know why a conversation between managers on the bench is of any relevance after a game like that. I just told him there I still owe him dinner. There's no problem."
When it's a "conversation" as awesome as that one was, it's not only relevant, it's also highly entertaining. Also, I really hope these two go to dinner now. And bring a Sky Sports crew with them.
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