Henrikh Mkhitaryan included in European Team of the WeekAugust 21, 2017 - 12:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been named in the European Team of the Week by Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. Each week Gazzetta select the best players around Europe from outside Serie A, and the Armenia international was picked after his inspirational performance against Swansea City on Saturday, August 19. This time last year Mkhitaryan was struggling to get games with Manchester United after moving from Borussia Dortmund. However, everything began to click in the second half of the last campaign, and this weekend the playmaker put in a match winning performance, Sport Witness says. Mkhitaryan provided assists for Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial as Jose Mourinho’s side cruised to a 4-0 victory. The result maintained Manchester United’s 100% start to the season, and the club remain top of the Premier League table. Mourinho would likely have seen more than one of his players in last week’s Gazzetta European Team of the Week, but the selection only started with the commencement of Serie A football this weekend. The 28-year-old also put in an impressive performance against West Ham last weekend, when he was again on hand to provide assists for his teammates. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |