Arsene Wenger has hit back at criticism of his four-match ban for pushing a fourth official insisting – my haters will think no ban is big enough.
The Arsenal boss sat out the first game of his FA suspension as his side beat Southampton 5-0 to reach the Fifth Round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
The FA have been lambasted for going easy on him. But Wenger said: “Those who don’t like me, any sentence will be too lenient.
“They would like to put me in jail somewhere without anything in the middle of winter – and that will still be lenient.”
Wenger will remain in the stands for Tuesday’s Premier League home game against Watford, next Saturday’s crucial clash at Chelsea and the subsequent home game against Hull.
Wenger went on: “My reaction is what I said after the game. Let’s not bring this situation back again.
“I do not want to judge what the judge says. I got a sentence and I decided not to appeal just to get this behind me.
“There is no need for me to come back on that.”
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