The Armenian played all 90 minutes of the Gunners' 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday – but failed to inspire throughout
By Thomas Bristow
It's nearly a year on sinceManchester Unitedand Arsenal agreed a sensational swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez – and fans of both clubs are pondering the same thing.
At Old Trafford,Sanchezhas failed to replicate the form he showed while at the Gunners. The Chilean has only scored four goals in 30 appearances and is failing to nail down a regular starting spot in Jose Mourinho's first XI.
At the Emirates,Mkhitaryanhas scored the same amount of goals in one less game. The Armenian has failed to show consistency and is also in and out of the starting line-up.
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Mkhitaryan's display against Bournemouth was slammed by Gunners fans, and it prompted supporters of both Arsenal and Manchester United to ask the same thing: Which club came off worse?
One fan tweeted: "The Mkhitaryan/Sanchez swap deal is football's equivalent of Brexit. Neither side got what they wanted and everyone is a little disappointed."
Another supporter posted: "Can't quite figure out who got the s****** end of the stick with the Sanchez and Mkhitaryan swap deal."
A separate fan tweeted: "These days you don't even know who is worse between Mkhitaryan and Sanchez."
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Jose Mourinho was recently asked if Sanchez could leave in January following reports the 29-year-old is unhappy, but dismissed the notion.
"I don't think so because he never told me that he wants to leave or isn't happy to stay," said the United boss.
"He is improving like the team is improving, and when he plays he giving us his personality, his desire to play and to produce for the team and trying to adapt to how we play, and vice versa.
"Can he do better? I think we can all do better.
"I can do better and he can do better and all the other players can also do better."