Roberto Martinez bemoans penalty calls

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez has insisted that his side were unlucky with penalty decisions after their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.

The Gunners won the game with a second-half spot kick from Mikel Arteta after Theo Walcott was awarded a foul in the box.

The Latics boss feels that his side deserved a penalty of their own, and that the North London outfit were fortunate to have been awarded their kick.

"The [Arsenal] penalty was very very soft, if anything, I think. Theo Walcott is very clever there," Martinez told Sky Sports News 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."

Wigan remain in the bottom three.