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Mkhitaryan aims veiled dig at Mourinho

Mkhitaryan aims veiled dig at Mourinho

Henrikh Mkhitaryan may have just taken a shot at Jose Mourinho’s defensive style.

The new Arsenal signing was full of praise for his new Coach, Arsene Wenger, and looked to be criticising the Special One’s more conservative system.

"Of course it's very important to have respect from your manager. I know that he's demanding and he likes his players to explore," he told Arsenal Player magazine of Wenger.

The 28-year-old former Borussia man moved to London in exchange for Alexis Sanchez, who joined the Old Trafford side instead.

"He was one of the [reasons] to join Arsenal as well because everyone knows he's a great manager,” the Armenian continued.

"I've known him for a long time and of course it was not very difficult to make this decision to come to Arsenal, because I think the way that Arsenal play [make] it a dream for every player to come here and play offensive football."