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The Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, was left blaming match officials after his side went down to a second successive League defeat, losing 3-2 at Swansea. Danny Graham's 70th-minute strike secured victory for Brendan Rodgers' side, but their first goal, from a penalty given for a foul by Aaron Ramsey on Nathan Dyer, riled Wenger. "That was a complete imagination and a dive," the Frenchman said. "The game was decided by strange decisions, the penalty was a complete imagination." MORE
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Platt defends City against critics
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Ennis to give Glasgow a miss
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Barritt drives Sarries to victory
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Opinion: James Lawton
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