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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was left unimpressed by the Carling Cup final conduct of Birmingham City’s Barry Ferguson, who he claimed slapped Laurent Koscielny on the head in the aftermath of Blues’ late winning goal on Sunday.

Koscielny and Gunners goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny gifted Birmingham their first major trophy in almost half a century and as Ferguson celebrated with scorer Obafemi Martins and team-mates, he appeared to push the France defender’s head.

Wilshere, who was denied a cup final goal when his 20-yard shot hit the bar in the first-half, has expressed his disappointment in the incident, though he didn’t explicitly mention former Rangers captain Ferguson by name.

“Well done to the Birmingham City player who slapped Koscielny on the head when they scored, very big of you!” Wilshere posted on his Twitter account.

It’s thought that Ferguson and his Blues team-mates had been left angered by an earlier challenge from Koscielny on Lee Bowyer, which was punished with a yellow card.

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Kenny Dalglish has played down suggestions that he has been offered a long-term deal as Liverpool manager.

Dalglish has overseen a revival in the club’s fortunes in recent weeks, but saw his side slump to a 3-1 defeat to relegation-threatened West Ham on Sunday. After the game, Dalglish was asked to comment on reports he had been offered a new contract.

“A contract from who?” was Dalglish’s response. A reporter replied “from the club” to which Liverpool’s manager said: “I thought you meant the wife was putting me under contract again!

“If there is any news to be told we’ll tell you. I’m happy to be here, I’ll do what I’ve got to do for the club that means an awful lot to me.

“There’s never been a discussion other than the first ones so I’m not sure where they [the Sunday newspapers] have got that from.”

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Striker Louis Saha is in contention for Everton’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Reading on Tuesday night after escaping unharmed from a car crash.

Saha lost control his blue Ferrari 458 on Sunday evening and collided with a fence. The 32-year-old, who was alone in the car, was unhurt and no other vehicles were involved.

The only issue is whether the French striker is still troubled by the hamstring injury which hindered his return to action in Saturday’s victory over Sunderland.

Asked about the traffic incident, manager David Moyes said: “I don’t know much about it. I only just got told this morning. I couldn’t tell you much, but he is okay.”

Referring to the player’s past problems with various injuries, Moyes joked: “Incredibly, he has no injuries from it!”

Midfielder Marouane Fellaini is a major doubt for Tuesday’s FA Cup clash after aggravating an ankle problem against Sunderland. Everton will also check on the fitness of Jermaine Beckford (groin), Tim Cahill (foot) and Victor Anichebe.

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