Wenger: I did nothing wrong

ARSENE WENGER insists he does not deserve the improper conduct charge handed to him by UEFA.

European football's governing body charged Wenger and Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri following the club's Champions League exit at the hands of Barcelona.

The duo stand accused of using inappropriate language towards Swiss referee Massimo Busacca after the final whistle at the Nou Camp.

Wenger was left fuming after striker Robin van Persie was controversially sent off as his side crashed out 4-3 on aggregate.

The disciplinary case will be heard by UEFA on March 17 but Wenger is adamant he has no case to answer.

He 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 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.

"We are out of the Champions League, we have lost one of our big ambitions, we have been punished with a lot of damages and on top of that, we have to say sorry to UEFA.

"We have done nothing wrong. They organised the competition, they named the referees who come to the games.

"When you have a football game of that stature, you cannot come out with decisions like that and show a lot of arrogance on top of that.

"We can all understand that we can make wrong decisions, but after that it becomes dictatorship. Its not any more common sense."

Wenger added: "This decision frustrated us and frustrated everybody who loves football."

There have been suggestions the Frenchman swore at Busacca, who is reported to fired back with his own outburst.

But Wenger refused to divulge any firm details of the alleged exchanges.

He said: "I will keep that for UEFA if they really want to know because I will have some interesting statements to make about some statements made by people who were not supposed to say what they said.

"You can check any statement I made on television after the game. If I have done anything wrong I am ready to be charged.

"As for what is said in the tunnel, if you can get only one thing where I have come out on what has been said against me or against the referee during my 15 years in England, I will pay for you to have a big holiday."