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| Aaron Ramsey was injured in Arsenal's home Champions League clash with Bayern Munich |
ARSENE WENGER has hit back at Wales boss Chris Coleman’s “cheap shot” jibe as the row over Aaron Ramsey’s injury rumbles on.
The Arsenal boss believed Ramsey should have been rested for Wales's dead rubber Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra in October.
But the midfielder played the full 90 minutes and suffered a hamstring injury a week later against Bayern Munich, causing Wenger to claim Ramsey's international commitments had played a role in his injury.
Coleman slammed the Arsenal managers’s initial comments, saying: "Our jobs are hard enough without having a chip at each other, especially a cheap shot which is what it was.
"Me speaking publicly is not something I normally do, but I am paying him the respect he gave me – which is not a lot.”
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| Chris Coleman slammed Arsene Wenger after the Frenchman blamed him for Ramsey's injuries |
But Wenger defended himself on Friday, insisting he was not trying to point the finger at Coleman.
Wenger said: "I didn't blame anybody. I just said it would have been common sense not to use Gareth Bale and Ramsey when they had already qualified.
"Maybe it would have been better to bring them on in the last 20 mins. It would have helped the clubs.
"I had no desire to blame anybody. I didn't see his comments."
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