Wales coach Chris Coleman has questioned Arsene Wenger's handling of Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

Coleman will have to do without his key playmaker for the opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova after the 25-year-old suffered another hamstring injury in Arsenal's top-flight opener against Liverpool.

He said: “We all expected Aaron to [miss the start of the season], so I don't know what happened between then and when he ended up on the pitch.

“Obviously only Arsenal can answer that. If you were looking at that team-sheet, it was a bit of a surprise he started. Aaron said himself [in France] he wasn't expecting to."

Coleman added: “If you look at Rambo's physical stats, they're higher than anybody on the pitch in terms of his high-intensity sprints and the kilometres he covers.

“But he's still a human being and it's not like we were knocked out in the group stage. It was a long tournament for Aaron, after a long hard season.

“So I don't know why he was treated differently. When I'm missing one of my best players, I think anybody would understand my disappointment."