Burnley boss Brian Laws dismissed Arsenal complaints over their tackling for yesterday's 3-1 defeat at Emirates.

The events of last weekend at Stoke were still on the minds of Arsenal fans as they chanted Aaron Ramsey's name before kick-off, while a large banner was also displayed in support of the promising Wales international, who will miss the rest of the season with a double broken leg, while the players wore 'Get Well Soon Aaron' T-shirts during the warm-up.

There was one flashpoint when Theo Walcott squared up to Daniel Fox following a sliding challenge by the Burnley man.

Wenger said: "In the first half, when we went into the tackles, it was still in our heads a bit."

Burnley manager Brian Laws, however, felt there was little cause for concern from the challenges in this encounter.

He said: "Arsenal cannot have it all their own way. We have got to make challenges at some stage in the game.

"I have seen the frustration from Arsenal, but you cannot take away tackling. It is part of the game."