REUTERS Arsene Wenger has been asked by the FA for his observations on comments made about referees

Wenger had already hit out at official Mike Dean after decisions made in Arsenal’s draw with West Brom. And the boss is in more hot water following his comments made before and after the 2-2 result to Chelsea last night. An FA Statement read: “The FA has requested observations from Arsene Wenger for media comments he made on Tuesday [02/01/18] and after last night’s Arsenal versus Chelsea match [03/01/18]. He has until 6pm on Tuesday 9 January to respond.” Wenger hit out at Dean on Tuesday in his pre-match press conference. Discussing the decision to award a penalty against Calum Chambers at the Hawthorns, he said: “They have not to be the star. We want them to respect the game and make the right decision and the ego should not interfere in that.

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“It’s not [appropriate] any more, in 2018, that the guy calls a player, speaks half a minute, or a minute to him, to say, ‘Look, you have to behave properly’. “That is gone. That is not the rhythm of a modern society. People want crisp, sharp action, and the referee has to make sure that that happens. “This is not the 1950s, where the guy talks to him [and says], ‘If you’re not nice, I might punish you’. What does it help for the game? Nothing. Nothing happens. “People who sit in the stand don’t want to see that. They want to see, ‘Come on, let’s get on with it and play’. That’s our responsibility. We don’t live in the Dark Ages.” Referee Anthony Taylor awarded Chelsea a penalty last night when Hector Bellerin brought down Eden Hazard.

REUTERS Arsene Wenger spoke out against Mike Dean (left)