Wenger suggests fixture change

Wenger suggests fixture change

Published Mar. 23, 2011 3:15 p.m. ET

All 10 fixtures on the final day of the season will take place at the same time so nobody will have the benefit of knowing other results. Wenger feels this should be extended, in the interest of fairness, with a number of key issues likely to be decided before the campaign comes to a close on 22nd May. "I think they should make each team's last three fixtures all kick off at the same time, not just the last one," Wenger told the Official Arsenal Magazine. "There are advantages and disadvantages to kicking off later than the other teams. If you kick off later than your rivals, and they have lost, then you are in a more comfortable situation. "Psychologically it can give you a lift, and it's true that it can apply for us or Manchester United or Chelsea, but I think it would be better not to give any team this advantage. "Weekends where you win and your opponents lose become absolutely pivotal now." Arsenal are currently five points behind Manchester United at the top of the Premier League having played a game less. Meanwhile, Arsenal are close to finalising a deal for promising 15-year-old Hertha Berlin centre-back Leander Siemann to move to the Emirates in the summer.

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