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Ian Wright has savaged Arsenal flop Henrikh Mkhitaryan, per Premier League Productions via the Daily Express.
The ex-Manchester United star has struggled at the Emirates Stadium and was again in poor form as the Gunners laboured to a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford on Monday evening.
What’s he said?
Mkhitaryan has scored nine goals and laid on 12 assists in a total of 49 appearances for Arsenal, having netted 13 and provided 11 assists in 63 United games.
Wright believes that the Armenia international, such a hit at Borussia Dortmund, has simply struggled to adjust to life in England.
And he insists that both he and Alexis Sanchez, with whom he was involved in a swap deal that saw the Chile international move the other way, have each struggled immensely since their transfers.
Speaking to Premier League Productions, via the Express, he said: “He’s come in and we know he’s a quality operator but it’s just not happened.
“Between these two [Mkhitaryan and Sanchez], they’ve both had an absolute nightmare. Honestly, they’ve had an absolute nightmare.
“Even if that’s the case, then you’d have to say with the assists, it’s not enough.
“I think Man United will be looking at Sanchez and would’ve thought they’d have got more than that.
“The people who got the best deal out of this was the agents, really, to be totally honest. Them two, they’re nowhere near what they should be.”
An easy target
Wright has picked on two easy targets here.
Every United fan knows Alexis has struggled just as every Arsenal fan knows that Mkhitaryan has endured a genuinely difficult spell in north London.
The former Gunners striker is merely picking on the easiest target he can find and Mkhitaryan’s contribution this season, in fact, has not been as terrible as Wright is claiming.
Against Southampton earlier this season, Mkhitaryan scored one and provided the other in a 2-0 win, while he netted twice in the 3-2 reverse at St Mary’s and scored Arsenal’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Wolves.
Mkhitaryan may not have played all that well against Watford but this is lowest common denominator punditry and Wright should do better.
