Arsenal new boy Henrikh Mkhitaryan has taken a swipe at his former club Manchester United by saying he joined the Gunners to play “offensive football”.

The Armenia international joined Arsenal earlier this month in a player plus cash deal that saw Alexis Sanchez go the other way to Old Trafford.

Mkhitaryan joined Manchester United in the summer of 2016 from Borussia Dortmund, however struggled to establish himself as a first team regular at Old Trafford.

And after falling out of favour with manager Jose Mourinho this season, the 29-year-old says he is thrilled to be an Arsenal player, and has cited Arsene Wenger as a major reason he joined the club.

“Of course it’s very important to have respect from your manager,” Mkhitaryan said, “I know that he’s demanding and he likes his players to explore.

“He was one of the [reasons] to join Arsenal as well because everyone knows he’s a great manager.”

Mkhitaryan also believes that the style of football Arsenal play – which has often been compared to his former side Borussia Dortmund – could suit him better than it did at Old Trafford.

“I’ve known him [Wenger] for a long time and of course it was not very difficult to make this decision to come to Arsenal, because I think the way that Arsenal play [make] it a dream for every player to come here and play offensive football.”

A swipe at United and Mourinho or not? What do you think?