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Arsene Wenger was "very aggressive" as he questioned the integrity of referee Mike Dean in the incident that earned the Arsenal manager his three-match touchline ban. The Football

Association (FA) has published its written reasons for Wenger's suspension, which followed events in the aftermath of the Gunners' 1-1 Premier League draw at West Brom on December

31. Wenger was angered by the award of a penalty against Calum Chambers for handball, from which Jay Rodriguez netted Albion's 89th-minute equaliser. You may like This prompted the

Frenchman - who was also fined £40,000 for his actions - to confront Dean when he returned to his dressing room, where he branded the official a "disgrace". Offering his take on

events post-match, Dean stated: "As we've entered the dressing room after the game Mr Wenger stood behind us in the doorway and told the West Brom steward to 'let him

in'. "He was very aggressive, leaning towards me, pointing aggressively at me saying 'you're not honest' on numerous occasions. "I replied, 'so you’re

calling me a cheat'. He replied, 'I maintain what I say, you’re not honest'. He then said, 'you've done this to us many times before, you're supposed to be

professional, you're a disgrace'. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. "He was then ushered out of the room by the West Brom

safety officer." > The written reasons relating to Arsène Wenger’s misconduct charge > after the West Brom game [31/12/17] have been published via . > Separately, the Arsenal 

manager has been formally warned about his > media comments before and after the Chelsea game [10/01/18].January > 16, 2018 Arsenal failed to win any of Wenger's matches away from

the touchline, drawing the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final at Chelsea 0-0 in between respective FA Cup and Premier League defeats to Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth. The 68-year-old

was also given a formal warning from the FA following his comments after a 2-2 league draw at Emirates Stadium, where he suggested Eden Hazard winning a second-half penalty was again

indicative of bias against his side. "We got again a farcical decision on the penalty but we knew that as well before so we have to deal with that," he told a news conference.