Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has insisted that Arsene Wenger and Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho are friends despite their problems on Sunday.
The managerial pair clashed during Arsenal and Chelsea’s Premier League tie on Sunday, which saw the latter win 2-0 thanks to goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard.
The clash followed strong words from Jose Mourinho who called Wenger “a master of failure” in the pre-match build up, something the Portuguese coach refused to apologise over.
“It’s a long history of friendship between the two coaches,” Koscielny told reporters.
“After Cahill’s tackle, I think the coach was a little upset because three days before Alexis Sanchez received the same tackle against Galatasaray. The player only got a yellow card. [Wenger] flew out of control.”
The French defender who gave away the penalty which Hazard opened the scoring with, joked about the number of fouls he has given away inside the box during his career.
“It is true that I have conceded many penalties [seven since arriving in the Premier League]. I do not know if the Guinness Book of Records has that kind of record,” Koscielny said.
“I have played about 200 games, and conceded eight penalties for Arsenal and the French team. If I could concede penalty kicks when the score is 4-0, it would be better for sure, but we don’t choose.
“This weekend, there was a penalty. The situation must be judged early on. When Eden comes very quickly, he either scores or I clear the ball. It was toss of a coin.”