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Wenger aims frustration at referee and his players

Even Thierry Henry could not save Arsenal at Swansea © PA Photos

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Arsene Wenger expressed equal dissatisfaction with both his team and the referee after Arsenal lost 3-2 at Swansea to fall four points behind Chelsea on Sunday.

Wenger witnessed his side take the lead at the Liberty Stadium through Robin van Persie, but Swansea were handed a way back into the contest when Nathan Dyer fell under the challenge of Aaron Ramsey. The Arsenal midfielder undoubtedly made contact as Dyer moved past him, but replays seemed to suggest it was the Swansea player's foot coming down on top of Ramsey's leg.

"I still don't understand where the referee found the penalty," Wenger said of Michael Oliver's decision.

However, Arsenal still had plenty of time to win the game, but they fell behind to Dyer's second-half strike. Theo Walcott equalised, but yet more poor Arsenal defending led to Danny Graham's winner, which came within 60 seconds of Walcott finding the net.

"We defensively made some mistakes that we should not make," Wenger said. "When it was back at 2-2 we knew we could score a third but it was important not to make a mistake.

"But in the last games we have made mistakes that are difficult to explain. It is unbelievable, it happened at Fulham the same and again today.

"We lost because we played against a good team, we were unlucky because we got a penalty that was not a penalty, and we made mistakes. For a team with our experience and ambition it is difficult to explain.

"We had a lot of energy in the game but not enough energy and composure to win. They played well but their keeper kept them in it at certain moments and we would have won the game with a bit more composure."

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