Armenia head coach Artur Petrosyan says he is pleased Henrikh Mkhitaryan decided to move to Arsenal after Jose Mourinho refused to play his star man
Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s international manager has fired an angry blast at , accusing the manager of mistreating his star man.
Mkhitaryan joined Arsenal this week in a deal that saw head to Old Trafford. And Armenia head coach Artur Petrosyan has spoken of his anger at Mourinho‘s treatment of his forward and believes Mkhitaryan‘s career is in safer hands under .
‘I am annoyed at Mourinho for not playing him,‘ said Petrosyan. ‘I am not happy but it is his club, his team, he knows what he wants. We are very happy with this transfer from Manchester United. His style of play will be better suited at Arsenal.
‘There will not be so much pressure on him defensively. Wenger likes his players to express themselves and he likes them to play better football.‘
Meanwhile, Arsenal are set to confirm a money-spinning pre-season tour of the Far East later this year. The club had given serious consideration to a summer tour of the USA but have now opted for Asia.
The venues are to be confirmed, but Singapore is a likely destination.
However, there is almost certain to be no Emirates Cup this summer. The tournament, held at the Emirates Stadium over two days, has become a regular part of Arsenal‘s pre-season preparations in recent years.
But due to the stadium expansion, the competition will be put on hold. Instead, two friendlies in Europe are being considered, with Dublin a potential venue.
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