Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has sensationally revealed he's managed players who have accepted bribes.

The Sun says it is understood the Arsenal boss was referring to his days at Monaco, when French football was rocked by a match-fixing scandal.

In the early 1990s, Marseille were relegated to the Second Division along with Valenciennes.

Wenger's admission came during a vitriolic attack on Swedish referee Martin Hansson for his below-par performance in the 2-1 Champions League loss at Porto in midweek.

He said: "I believe that he is incompetent or dishonest - but I prefer to think that he is incompetent.

"I always am reluctant because, when you start to think like that in my job, you become paranoid.

"And I have seen much worse in my life - my own players were bought by opponents. And I didn't become paranoid."