Written by Jonathan Chong on Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
09 Jan	3:00 PM	P	Everton (H)	2	2	Draw

Manager Arsène Wenger has admitted that he told midfielder Denilson to commit a foul the next time he's injured and the opposition play on.

The Brazilian pulled up mid-run and Everton's James Vaughn took the ball and charged towards the Arsenal goal whilst the midfielder lay on the ground.

Denilson had not been fouled and because he hadn't suffered a head injury the referee could not stop the game.

Wenger says that the next time something like that happens, Denilson has been told to deliberately handle the ball so that the game can stop for a foul.

The Frenchman said: "No. I wasn't [upset that Everton played on].

"I said to Denilson afterwards: 'If that happens [again] you have to commit a handball.'

"I'm very serious. If you go down, and there hasn't been a foul, you cannot ask Everton to stop their counter-attack and not to score.

"So, if you go down like that, at least put your hand on the ball and it's a free-kick."

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