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Arsenal's lack of fight the reason for loss, not penalty decision - Deeney

Watford striker Troy Deeney has hit back at Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, saying that the Gunners lack the "cojones" to be a proper Premier League force.

Wenger identified a "scandalous" penalty decision as one of the reasons Arsenal lost their way and slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Watford on Saturday.

Hornets captain Deeney, however, said that it was the visitors' lack of fight that allowed his side to claim all three points and jump ahead of Wenger's team in the Premier League table.

"I've heard Wenger's already blaming [the penalty] as the reason for why they lost," Deeney told BT Sport.