Gary Megson has hit out at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over his criticism of Bolton's physical approach.

he Bolton manager said: "Whenever we play Arsenal, it always seems to be overshadowed by an incident, which is usually a tackle.

"My players call it 'in yer face' football and, yes, we try to get in everybody's face, but always in a fair manner. Kevin Davies is the most fouled player in the Premier League and there are a few in the top four with worse disciplinary records.

"We didn't make anywhere near the fuss that would have been made by other people when Diaby was sent off for the tackle on Gretar Steinsson.

"Yet there was a complete furore about the legality of Kevin Davies' tackle on Clichy.

"Yes, it was a firm challenge, and, yes, he had to slide in to get it, but his momentum carried through and caught Clichy.

"We were all worried at the time because people were suggesting that Clichy might have a suspected fracture. It was nowhere near that. I think he trained on the Tuesday!"

In fact, Clichy's bruised shin did not prevent him from playing in the following Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Hull.