Football: Wenger not happy with the Dutch FA

Arsene Wenger has criticised the Dutch federation for their disrespectful treatment of Arsenal over the injured striker Robin van Persie.

The club announced yesterday that the player could be out for up to five months and quoted in several national newspapers, Wenger said: ‘I think the Dutch FA minimised the injury.

‘We have just found out that it is much worse than what they told us. If a player gets injured with his country he should be sent back to his club straight away to be checked out by their doctors, not by those of the national team.’