Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he doesn't hold back from steaming into his players when warranted.

While the verbal blasts of Sir Alex Ferguson were legendary at Manchester United, his Arsenal counterpart insists hammering players is not the right way to go.

He said: "I don't like to shout at players after a game because you can do too much damage after the match. It is true that sometimes it is very tempting though.

"But sometimes I've gone overboard after games, so most of the time I really try to control myself because I go red in the face and think to myself: 'The damage is big, don't do more'.

"Sometimes you can say to an individual player: 'It's your fault that we conceded a goal on a cross.' But then later you look at the time and it turns out it was not his fault at all.

"Then as a manager after that you have to say to the player: 'Sorry I was wrong'. It's better when you say something that you are sure about it."