Sports: ‘Real fans’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan takes swipe at Arsenal fans who boycotted win over Watford

Emil Lazarian 2018
The Sun, UK


'Real fans' Henrikh Mkhitaryan takes swipe at Arsenal fans who boycotted win over Watford

Armenian forward has praised the Gunners who turned up to support team despite wretched run of four straight defeats


By Warren Haughton


HENRIKH MKHITARYAN has called out the Arsenal fans who failed to turned up for Sunday's 3-0 win over Watford.Arsene Wenger's side followed up a fine Europa League display in Milan by getting back to winning ways in the league against the Hornets.

The official attendance was 59,131, but it was clear the Emirates was less than full as thousands of Arsenal fans gave the game a miss.

It was the same story when Manchester City embarrassed the North London side on their own patch, just days after strolling past them in the Carabao Cup final.

The Armenian who joined the Gunners in the deal that took Alexis Sanchez to Old Trafford dedicated Sunday's win to the "real fans" who stuck by them after four straight defeats.

Mkhitaryan told beIN Sports: "We're always playing for the fans, it doesn't matter if they could have come today (Sunday) or not.

"We're always playing for those who come and support us, (those) who are really coming and supporting us are real fans.

"(To those) who are coming to the stadium just when we are winning we have nothing to say.

"Just thanks to the fans who were supporting."

Mkhitaryan's comments are after the attacker scored two goals in his last two games for the Gunners and will hope to continue his run of form in the return leg against Milan on Thursday.

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