Arsene Wenger: I Am A Bad Loser, But I Wouldn't Shake Mark Hughes' Hand Even If We Had Won

What Did You Say: Arsene Wenger Unhappy With Mark Hughes' Behaviour (Getty Images)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has spoken out over his refusal to offer his hand to Mark Hughes at the end of the Gunners' recent 3-0 loss to Manchester City.

The Frenchman claimed that it is important courtesy and behaviour are upheld, as opposed to a ceremonial handshake, and indicated that even if Arsenal had gone on to beat City, he still would not have shaken Hughes' hand at the end of the game.

"By coincidence I manage my 500th game and I think I have shaken hands 497 times," he said in a pre-match press conference.

"It is a courtesy, ceremonial, but the most important is the courtesy and behaviour [during the game]. I do not deny I am a bad loser," Wenger conceded.

"I would have done exactly the same had we have won or lost the game, and I don't change. I maintain exactly what I did," he said defiantly.

Wenger has been witness to a number of touchline wars, including tiffs with former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol, and ex-West Ham United boss Alan Pardew. However, he added that he would not comment on managers to the press after any on-field incident.

"I treat this kind of thing with distance, I don't want to make a fuss.

"You have seen me have [altercations] on the touchline but you will never see me make a comment about a manager after the game."