Roberto Martinez was adamant that his Wigan deserved a penalty in the closing stages of their Premier League clash with Arsenal, while disputing the legitimacy of the Gunners' match-winning goal.
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The Latics had a penalty call late in the match when the ball seemed to strike Kieran Gibbs' arm in the area, but referee Jon Moss dismissed their claims.
The Gunners held on for a 1-0 victory through a Mikel Arteta penalty after Jean Beausejour was adjudged to have brought down Theo Walcott in the area.
Martinez was not happy with the referee's performance and believes Walcott hoodwinked Moss into awarding the spot-kick.
"The (Arsenal) penalty was very very soft, if anything, I think. Theo Walcott is very clever there," Martinez told SkySports after the match.
"And then at the other end if you want to give a penalty where the hands are not in the natural position.... I'm really disappointed because the players don't deserve the feeling that they've got now.
"We are in the middle of a period where calls are not going our way and we've got a few players missing.
"I thought we played really really well. We played with a great mentality. The players displayed a big team mentality and I couldn't be prouder."
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