Arsene Wenger will end his tenure at Arsenal without an away point in the Premier league in 2018 after his team lost 3-1 at leicester on Wednesday.
It was the seventh straight loss on the road for Arsenal since the turn of the year, an embarrassing statistic for Wenger at the culmination of his reign of 22 years. Arsenal last had such a run of defeats in 1966.
Arsenal played with 10 men from the 15th minute at King Power Stadium after center back Konstantinos Mavropanos was given a straight red card for hauling back Kelechi Iheanacho, who had put leicester ahead a minute earlier.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalized in the 53rd for Arsenal, but Jamie Vardy regained the lead for leicester by converting a 76th-minute penalty and Riyad Mahrez made the points safe with a goal in injury time.
Wenger blasts referee
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at the referee after his side's loss to leicester City.
Kelechi Iheanacho punished some poor defending by Arsenal to put leicester ahead before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang found the equaliser early in the second half.
But leicester were awarded a penalty when Henrikh Mkhitaryan brought down Demarai Gray inside the Arsenal penalty box.
leicester's star striker Jamie Vardy stepped up to convert the spot kick while Riyad Mahrez scored the third goal for the hosts in the 90th minute.
A clearly annoyed Wenger asserted that referee Graham Scott made an error of judgment while awarding the penalty.
"The penalty is a very creative, imaginative aspect from the referee. We've watched it again, it's a nice dive and it's not a penalty. Mkhitaryan plays the ball," Wenger was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
Wenger also praised the Arsenal players for their spirited performance despite being a man down for most of the match.
"It's a frustration because I believe we played a great game and with 10 against 11 we have shown quality in our game and spirit. Overall it is very sad because the decision went against us and we are upset that we lost a game that we should not have lost," he said. "It does not have big consequences but it's just a continuity of what we have faced all season," he added.