Arsene Wenger dismayed by persistent foulers

Wenger, who used the phrase after last month's defeat at Manchester United, is unhappy with persistent foulers going unpunished while one "spectacular" offence warrants a caution.

Wenger, when asked if will speak to the FA about the matter, said: "I think I will try to talk about it. We have already talked about it at UEFA meetings.

"It's not especially any particular player but it looks to me that some players make repeated fouls and, to me, it looks that it doesn't matter how many fouls they make but they get a card when it's a spectacular foul.

"I just think referees should look and see the little fouls, each time even if it's three or four little fouls then they should be booked rather than one spectacular foul."

Wenger's Arsenal side play a passing style which he feels gets disrupted by constant fouling.

"It's a general thing," the Frenchman added.

"It's the little fouls in the middle of the park. It breaks up the game from when you are attacking three against three, four against four and then you get a free-kick and it's 10 against 10 again.

"All the work you have done is nothing. You start from scratch again. They have broken up the play.

"It's what teams are doing at international level, we call it a tactical foul. You're passed in midfield - make a foul.

"You start again and you have time to get everybody back. Then you stand in front of the ball."