Armenian national football team and Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first goal for the club as the Gunners claimed a 2-0 win away over AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie at San Siro on Thursday.

Mkhitaryan received 9.1 rating to be named Man of the Match, Whoscored.com reported.

The return leg takes place in London on 16 March.

“Well done Team! Felt good to score my 1st goal for Arsenal,” the Armenian international said on Facebook, attaching a photo.

“We played very well in the first half. I think we were not very focused in the second half and that’s why we couldn’t find our best game but the most important thing is that we have a two-goal lead and a very good result and performance,” the Arsenal website quoted Mkhitaryan as saying.

“Now we have to be ready for the next game against Watford and then again, against Milan. Now we know that it won’t be easy in the second leg but we are going to give everything to go through,” he added.