- Mkhitaryan says it will be nice to play offensive football which sounded like a jibe to Jose Mourinho
- The Armenian was involved in a swap that saw Sanchez move to Manchester United
- Mkhitaryan set to make his debut when Arsenal travel to Swansea on Tuesday
Arsenal's new signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan has taken a slight jibe at Manchester United boss after the Armenian claimed he is looking forward to playing 'offensive football' at Arsenal.
Mkhitaryan was involved in a sensational swap that saw Sanchez move to Old Trafford earlier this January.
The Armenian is in line for a debut this evening as Arsene Wenger takes his side to Swansea in the Premier League.
Mkhitaryan preparing for his debut for Arsenal. Source: Mirror
And he has hailed his 'respectful' new manager while seemingly stoking the fire with his old one.
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"Of course it's very important to have respect from your manager. I know that he's demanding and he likes his players to explore," Mkhitaryan told Arsenal Player.
"He was one of the [reasons] to join Arsenal as well because everyone knows he's a great manager.
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"I've known him for a long time and of course it was not very difficult to make this decision to come to Arsenal, because I think the way that Arsenal play [make] it a dream for every player to come here and play offensive football."
Arsenal need all three points when they travel to the Liberty stadium in Wales on Tuesday, January 30 if they still nurture a dream of making the top four.
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