The game’s thrilling ending, which saw two penalties in as many minutes, had left the Frenchman frustrated, as both Wenger and Dalglish had a momentary war of words after the final whistle and refused to shake hands.
But speaking ahead of Arsenal’s clash with Bolton at the weekend, the Gunners boss defended his actions – insisting his love of the game prevents him from remaining ‘placid’.
“I cannot sit there and be placid like I am on dope,” Wenger said.
“I care about the game and I’m motivated to win the game and agitated, yes, but it is one thing to be agitated and in control of your decisions and be lucid, or be completely out of control.
“I am not out of control. I am agitated because I want my team to win the game. Of course I am and I am ready to fight, believe me.”
On the back of that disappointing result at the Emirates, Wenger saw his side spurn a two-goal lead away to rivals Tottenham on Wednesday night – a result which saw Chelsea leapfrog the title hopefuls into second spot following their victory over Birmingham City.
The shift in order at the top of the table sparked Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech to rule the Gunners out of the title race, claiming that Carlo Ancelotti’s side was now the main challengers to leaders Manchester United, but this is not a view shared with the Arsenal boss.
“Mathematically – and I was not too bad in maths – it’s quite difficult to understand the logic of his Cech’s statement,” Wenger added,
“When we have the same number of points as Chelsea I can’t see the difference.
But despite winning just one league game since their League Cup final defeat to Birmingham City in February, Wenger insists that his side can still win the title.
“I am convinced that if we win our five games we will win the championship,” Wenger continued.
“We have to add the winning mentality to the drawing mentality. We have a good basis because we are consistent.”
“But the target is to win the next one and let’s focus, give absolutely everything to do it. We have played 16 games without losing. What I feel is most important for us is to keep the belief and to win.
“This championship will go to the most solid team, mentally, not necessarily to anybody else.
“The mental part of the belief is the most important thing to have in the last five games, so let’s have it already in the next game.”
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Arsene Wenger Defends Behavior Towards Liverpool Boss Kenny Dalglish