Wenger: I didn't see it... or actually maybe I did

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LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confessed that he often pretended not to have seen conspicuous foul play by his players to protect them, the Frenchman told The Times on Friday.

"Sometimes I see it but I say that I didn't see it to protect the players and because I could not find any rational explanation for what they did," Wenger said.

But Wenger, who has coached Arsenal for close to 13 years, said he was not tempted by a recent offer to coach Spanish side Real Madrid.

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