Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has
admitted his surprise at Rafa Benitez's outburst towards Sir Alex
Ferguson on Friday.
The usually calm and collected Liverpool manager hit out at his
Red Devils counterpart at his perceived ignorance towards the FA's
'Respect' campaign and his bickering over the fixture list.
Wenger, who saw his Arsenal side secure a late 1-0 success over
Bolton at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, is unwilling to add his
opinion to the reasons behind the argument.
The French tactician would rather focus on matches upon the
full-time whistle, although he admits there are instances where one
needs to comment on officials as he did recently on Lee Mason after
their 2-2 draw at Aston Villa.
"It came as a complete surprise, because he is usually a quiet
man and I would not like to comment further on that. I do not know
what it was really about," said Wenger.
"I do not know what he [Ferguson] is doing - you do not know
either, nobody knows in the country!
"But if Alex Ferguson, or Benitez or I do something which is not
right, you have people around the referees who can make
reports.
"I believe it is important we focus on the game, if we see
something abnormal we can say it, which I did at Aston Villa after
the game.
"But apart from that, I couldn't see any deep problem there with
English football.
"It is hard to determine what influence this will have on the
results of the teams."