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Henrikh Mkhitaryan Reveals Unhappiness Forced Temporary Arsenal Exit & Roma Loan

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has admitted he left Arsenal to join Roma on loan because he was unhappy and no longer enjoying his football at the Emirates.

After Armenia beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-2 on Sunday, where the playmaker scored two goals and bagged an assist, Mkhitaryan said he needed to leave England to start getting the best out of football again.

The Armenian playmaker joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016, where he spent two mixed years at the club - winning a Community Shield and a Europa League - but struggled under Jose Mourinho and departed as part of the swap deal with Alexis Sanchez going the other way.