Goals from Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips and
Vladimir Weiss sank Wenger's Carling Cup kids and clinched a
two-leg clash with old enemies Manchester United.
Hughes said: "I was disappointed, as I've huge respect
for him. Maybe he needs to be a little bit more gracious. "I think
it is unnecessary. We all hurt when we get beaten. You don't need
to do that.
"Nobody is more upset when we lose than me but I still
shake someone's hand. "At one point he questioned why I was on his
side of the technical area. Maybe he was aggrieved with that. "I
would say he was aggrieved his team was beaten. I have been to the
Emirates and lost 6-2 but I still offered my hand.
"There is a protocol and, maybe on this occasion,
Arsene has not worked with that." Wenger, also dismissive of the
Carling Cup, said: "I am free to shake whose hand I want. I had no
professional courtesy to shake his hand.
"It was not to do with anything about the game. I've
nothing more to say on that. "If we had won the Carling Cup, we
would not parade it around saying 'We have won a trophy'.
HUGHES UPSET ARSENE? ... bosses have a
spat
"To play in the Champions League quarter-finals
or an FA Cup semi-final is 10 times more different to winning the
Carling Cup."
City's win was a massive relief for Hughes, after
criticism for seven successive Premier League draws. He added:
"Against Arsenal, we showed what we are capable of. We have a big
game against Chelsea on Saturday and, with this performance, have
made a statement.
"It is this club's first semi-final for 28 years, so we
are all delighted. We can all look forward to facing United and we
hope to do well." Wenger admitted: "City's quality offensively paid
off. We could not cope with their intensity."
MANCHESTER CITY (4-4-2):
Given 6; Richards 6, Toure 6, Lescott 7, Bridge
7;
Wright-Phillips 8 (Weiss
77min), Ireland 7, Barry 6, Bellamy 8; Tevez 7
(Kompany 73, 6), Adebayor 6.
Booked: Kompany,
Bellamy.
ARSENAL
(4-1-4-1): Fabianski 7; Eboue 6, Song 7, Silvestre
7,
Traore 6; Eastmond
6 (Watt 68, 6); Wilshere 6, Ramsey 6, Rosicky 6, Merida 6; Vela
6.
Booked:
Traore, Eastmond, Silvestre, Wilshere, Song,
Ramsey.
Man of the match:
Wright-Phillips.
Referee: Chris
Foy.
