Mkhitaryan looks set to miss the final in Baku Arsenal’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan could miss the Europa League final against Chelsea later this month due to political tensions between his homeland of Armenia and host nation Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani capital Baku will stage the final between the two London clubs on May 29. There is a very real […]

7 years ago

Tensions between Azerbaijan, where Qarabag are based, and Mkhitaryan’s native Armenia could prevent the player from travelling to play for Arsenal

8 years ago

“Ozil and Mkhitaryan are not those type of players.” He is often criticised for his views on football, but Paul Merson’s comments about Arsenal under Unai Emery make a lot of sense. The Gunners lost their opening two games of the Premier League season. They fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City […]

8 years ago

Don’t reduce Henrikh Mkhitaryan to merely being a makeweight in Manchester United’s pursuit of Alexis Sanchez. In January, with six months remaining on his Arsenal contract, both United and Manchester City were doing battle for Sanchez’s signature. A monster wage package, coupled with several lucrative bonuses, eventually saw the Red Devils win out and add […]

8 years ago

He levelled the scoring early in the second half

8 years ago

“He would have been a Liverpool player”

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