Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at Spanish sports magazine Don Balon, after they allegedly misrepresented the Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas in a recent interview.

In the interview, the talismanic midfielder appeared to undermine the manager, claiming that he would have been sacked by now if he was the manager at a similar sized Spanish club.

The manager’s anger mainly stems from the fact that the magazine had allegedly promised to provide the club with a copy of the interview in question before they went ahead with printing. Wenger claims this was not done as promised, meaning that he had no chance to review or revise the article before it was published.

However, Don Balon claims that the article is perfectly faithful to Cesc Fabregas‘ comments in the interview, and have even posted the relevant audio files on their website to prove it.

The captain’s offending comments were, “It’s clear that if you come to Spain and say to  Emery,  Guardiola or Mourinho (managers at Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively) that they’ll win nothing in the next three years, it’s obvious they wouldn’t continue”

The Spanish magazine hit back at claims that they had ‘twisted’ the player’s words by saying, “We made a pact with the club that, if it were necessary, we would let them see the interview and make changes if they desired.”

“When they asked for it, it was already in print but we sent it to them regardless. Revised or not, Don Balon would not have changed a single word of the article because it was completely faithful and respectful to the words of Cesc Fabregas.”

The remarks questioning the manager’s position will have touched a nerve with Wenger, as the season draws to a close and Arsenal battle to win their first trophy for 6 years, and their first trophy since moving into the Emirates Stadium. The usually untouchable manager has had his abilities questioned more and more recently, with the fans and the press asking whether or not he still has the mentality to push Arsenal forward.