5 reasons why the Sanchez-Mkhitaryan swap deal makes perfect sense

#3 Mkhitaryan's career revival

The Armenian has been struggling for game time under Mourinho

When Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrived at Old Trafford in 2016, the Red Devils were hoping he would continue to build on the outstanding form he displayed at Borussia Dortmund. However, the playmaker struggled to hit the ground running in Theatre of Dreams.

Often deployed on the wing, Mkhitaryan couldn't display the same skills that earned him the prestigious Bundesliga Players' Player of the Season award. The Armenian never got a good run of games in the middle of the park and with Lingard playing in the form of his life, his chances have decreased even further.

It would be interesting to see how Mkhitaryan can be implemented into Wenger's system. Arsenal has one of the best playmakers in Europe in Mesut Özil and with Aaron Ramsay's return from injury imminent, the attacking midfield is arguably Arsenal's strongest position.

Should Mkhitaryan be moved onto the wing again, further struggles are to be expected. However, Arsenal's free-flowing attack has many parallels to the style of the Dortmund team he thrived in.