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16th Jan 2018

Mkhitaryan faces abuse from Manchester United fans for blocking Alexis Sanchez swap

"You are a bastard, you bubbling Armenian fraud, God will punish you" Wow. There's no need for this.

JOE

“Leave you Armenian Andy Townsend.”

Some people on social media who claim to be Manchester United supporters are taking their frustrations out on Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The former Borussia Dortmund forward appears to have no future at the club under Jose Mourinho.

United have hijacked Manchester City’s transfer for Alexis Sanchez, and are prepared to make the Chilean the fourth-highest player in the world. Arsenal want Mkhitaryan, and a transfer fee for Sanchez, as part of a deal.

According to BBC journalist David Ornstein, Mkhitaryan is key to the Sanchez transfer, but he is in “no rush” to make a decision on his future.

Neither club currently believe the Sanchez deal can happen without Mkhitaryan joining Arsenal.

In other words, Mkhitaryan is keeping his options open. He recognises that he has a “different footballing philosophy” to Mourinho, but he also has over two-years left on his contract, and wants to explore all options before making a decision.

Yet, there are some so-called United supporters on Twitter who are spamming Mkhitaryan. They are angry because he hasn’t immediately decided to make a massive career decision and join Arsenal, opening the path for Sanchez to join United.