Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan's influence 'will be vital against Stoke'September 7, 2017 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Much has been said about the improved speed of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United this season, but that hardly tells the full story. The presence of Romelu Lukaku, combined with the scintillating form of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, has combined to give Man United a sense of verve on the break they didn’t have last season. But none of that would be possible if it wasn’t for the binding effect offered by the crafty duo of Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who have worked in sumptuous tandem to slowly but surely open opponents up, The Poeples Person said. The threat posed by Mata and Mkhitaryan is subtle yet vital. Featuring on the right and at No.10 respectively, they grind opponents down slowly, pulling them across the pitch until, eventually, a lapse of concentration emerges and they go in for the kill. Mkhitaryan, for instance, has claimed five assists so far this season and four of those have come in the last 20 minutes. There aren’t many attacking midfield duos more adept at executing the ‘death by a thousand cuts’ method and such an influence will be vital against Stoke on Saturday, September 9. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |