3 reasons Henrikh Mkhitaryan can get back to his best at Arsenal

The playmaker’s style is well-suited to the Gunners

Arsenal and Manchester United are set to complete a deal to swap Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan any day now.

The Gunners may have lost arguably their best player to a rival, but he was prepared to leave on a free transfer this summer anyway.

Rather than lose him for nothing, they will bring in a potentially top-class replacement.

United never saw the best of Mkhitaryan, but he’s got the chance to get back to his best in North London.

The Coral News Team have looked at three reasons why the Armenia captain could shine for Arsenal…

Fluid football

There are legitimate questions over whether Mkhitaryan did enough with the chances he was given by Jose Mourinho.

But he wasn’t helped by United’s approach last season. Mourinho often played a solid midfield of four, with Mkhitaryan deployed in the number ten role behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

His job was to create chances and connect the midfield with the attack, but too often he was left without support.

That shouldn’t be the case at Arsenal, where the likes of Mesut Ozil and Jack Wilshere will be on the same wavelength.

At their best, Arsene Wenger’s side play an intricate attacking game that should suit the 29-year-old very well.

Different approach

The playmaker may also be better suited to Wenger’s style of management than Mourinho’s.