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Last updated : 25 November 2004 By Editor

Guus Hiddink hit out at Wenger after Eindhoven drew with the Arses last night.

“I don’t usually get involved but I have to say something about Wenger’s behaviour. He was complaining to the fourth official all the time and asking for help. I told him to let it go because it was just like British football and he should just accept it.

“His team showed a surprising lack of discipline. They are an experienced side with World Cup and European experience but some of them lost their temper and it affected the result.”

Wenger accused German ref Herbert Fandel:

“We have to accept he had to send our players off but he was far more lenient with Van Bommel than with the others. Van Bommel made many deliberate fouls. Why he wasn’t booked only the ref can answer. I am confident we can still qualify. Our fate is in our hands and our last game is at Highbury.”

All last night’s results:

AC Milan 4 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Barcelona 1 – 1 Celtic

CSKA Moscow 0 – 1 FC Porto
Chelsea 0 – 0 PSG

PSV 1 – 1 Arsenal
Rosenborg 2 - 2 Panathinaikos

Werder Bremen 1 - 1Inter Milan
Anderlecht 1 – 2 Valencia

Redknapp, from the Guardian:

Harry Redknapp resigned as Portsmouth manager yesterday after he decided he could no longer work with the chairman Milan Mandaric and executive director Velimir Zajec.

Redknapp, 57, felt his position had been compromised by the arrival of Zajec and has terminated a relationship with Mandaric which has been tense for some time. He could be offered an instant return to management by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Zajec will take temporary charge of Portsmouth for their game at Bolton on Saturday and will have a major role in deciding on a replacement.

"It was my decision and something I have been thinking about for some time," Redknapp said. "I made it without any pressure from the chairman or the board. I feel very proud of both my own and the club's achievements over the last two years, leaving them in an excellent position."

Publicly, Redknapp insisted that he wanted "a break". But his assistant Jim Smith, who has also left, hinted at the underlying problems. "If you believe Harry has left to take a break from football you will believe anything," said Smith, who at 64 is the oldest coach in English football.

"The writing has been on the wall for months. Velimir Zajec coming in was a major factor but it was not the only thing. Things have not been right for some time."