Despite getting off to a winning start in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle, many Arsenal supporters are not happy with the performance of Henrikh Mhitaryan.
The Armenia international started ahead of club record signing Nicolas Pepe, and missed arguably the best chance of the first-half for the Gunners, firing over from close range.
And his below par performance was noticed by supporters, with one even suggesting he should never feature for Arsenal again!
Twitter: @Arsenal @Aubameyang7 Never want to see Mkhi in Arsenal shirt ever again. Bin him. (@TheGunnersWay)
Twitter: @Arsenal @Aubameyang7 mkhitarian sneaking into the team today https://t.co/5TSmOdi5lh (@Tayyab_402)
Twitter: RT @VieiraPaddy: Arsenal trying to sell Mkhitaryan https://t.co/vjJ048J3ls (@VieiraPaddy)
Twitter: Iwobi wondering how he got sold yet Mkhitaryan is still at the club. https://t.co/7etiAvLJRG (@mikesanz19)
Twitter: Ruining every attack, Mkhitaryan is now in the Mustafi bracket for me. I hate him with an absolute passion. (@AFCGally)
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While suggesting he should never play for Arsenal may be slightly extreme, his performance against Newcastle was certainly below par, as this stat from Squawka suggests.
Twitter: Henrikh Mkhitaryan lost possession more times (15) in the first half vs. Newcastle than any other player on the pit… https://t.co/yrXsdBzMvM (@Squawka)
The Armenia international missed a big opportunity to impress against Newcastle with Pepe on the bench, but he will surely lose his place in the starting lineup for the Gunners’ next league game against Burnley.
