Wenger liked the ref, liked the pitch, but didn't like Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes attempting to tear Marouane Chamakh's heart out of his chest so he can then show it to him.

Manchester United made pretty easy work of Arsenal in their FA Cup quarterfinal tie on Saturday, winning 2-0 with goals from Fabio and a resurgent Wayne Rooney. Just to add a bit of spice to afternoon, though, Alex Ferguson sent Paul Scholes on in the 80th minute and the old ginger destroyer didn't hold back.

From Soccernet:

When Scholes did emerge, his 10-minute cameo could have culminated in a red card. Faced between the fury of Ferguson and the wrath of Wenger, two managers who have been angered by officials of late, Chris Foy opted for the latter and gave the veteran a reprieve. "I feel the pitch was good, the referee was good and the tackles of Paul Scholes were bad," argued the Frenchman.

It seems Wenger might be adopting (well, for now) Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood's philosophy on how criticizing referees doesn't achieve much. Criticizing Paul Scholes, however, is just too much fun to give up. Wenger famously said Scholes has a "darker side" back in August and I don't think he's changed his mind about that.

So, after getting knocked out of a second major competition in a week, a terminally depressed looking Arsene Wenger will now prepare for West Brom next Saturday by popping Prozac like yum-yums and shuffling around his house wearing nothing but his puffy coat all week.

"I should've just stayed in the bathtub and listened to Aimee Mann all day."

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