Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists West Ham midfielder Mark Noble should have been sent off on Saturday for his challenge on Alex Hleb.

Wenger claims Belarus star Hleb was "incredibly lucky" not to have his leg broken by the tackle in Saturday's 1-0 win at West Ham.

Now Wenger wants Noble banned for the foul, despite being shown only a yellow card by referee Alan Wiley.

Wenger said: "I have watched the challenge again and it was a straight red card for Noble without a doubt.

"There can be no excuse for a challenge like that. We have to keep that under control so it does not harm a player's career.

"I don't blame the referee. He saw it was a foul but did not realise how bad it was.

"You can only see that by watching it again on TV.

"But after a challenge like that there is a case to charge the player after the game.

"The rules do not allow that to happen but maybe there needs to be a change.

"If the referee admits he did not see how bad it was there should be a retrospective charge."