Henrikh Mkhitaryan overcoming slow start at Arsenal: mediaDecember 18, 2018 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arsenal’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan found the back net twice on Sunday against Southampton despite Arsenal’s 3-2 loss. Mkhitaryan’s goals gave him four in the Premier League after 14 games. He has now scored more goals in an Arsenal shirt than during his time with Manchester United, showing that former manager Jose Mourinho’s tactics set him back at Old Trafford, FantasySports.Co.Uk says in an article. The Armenia international has only played a full 90 minutes in six of 14 matches in the Premier League. It has caused his Fantasy Premier League points to suffer as manager Unai Emery has played Mkhitaryan as a substitute on a number of occasions. The midfielder’s 14 points in gameweek 17 made him FPL’s top scorer and player of the week. His previous FPL best came in gameweek 2 when he scored 12 points against Chelsea. Since Mkhitaryan’s eight points in gameweek 12 against Wolverhampton Wanderers, he had failed to score more than two points in a game. Mkhitaryan has played just 838 Premier League minutes. It is the equivalent of just over nine full matches for an average of 5.5 points per FPL gameweek. The Arsenal midfielder currently costs £6.7 million in FPL. Fewer than 300,000 FPL managers selected Mkhitaryan for gameweek 17. The Arsenal man’s points may have been the difference for those managers to pick up key wins. Mkhitaryan is nearly halfway to the 107 points he tallied last season for Manchester United. Unai Emery is bringing out the best in the player despite Mkhitaryan rarely playing a full 90 minutes. Arsenal face off against Burnley in gameweek 18 at the Emirates. They will then face Brighton away on Boxing Day before hosting Liverpool to end the calendar year. Of the three teams, Liverpool are the only ones Arsenal have played previously. The fixture ended in a 1-1 draw with Mkhitaryan playing just 67 minutes and recording two points. FPL managers will love what Mkhitaryan did against Southampton and consider his addition for gameweeks 18 and 19. However, Liverpool’s trip to the Emirates may force a number of FPL managers to drop the midfielder. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |