Arsène Wenger: In Armenia, you need special character to become great footballer

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has made a comparison between Armenia national squad captain and midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla, and he also spoke about Armenia.

“There are similarities there [between Mkhitaryan and Cazorla],” The Telegraph newspaper of the UK quoted the French football specialist as saying. “Santi was an exceptional football player. I met Mkhitaryan before [he joined Manchester United] and I always liked his game. He’s a player dedicated totally. He comes from a country, Armenia, where you need special character to become a great football player. He looks happy to play football because he just loves it.”

In Arsenal’s English Premier League 5-1 thrashing of Everton, Mkhitaryan started for the Gunners for the first time, played the full game and made three assists, and Whoscored.com named him Man of the Match.

Photo from the Arsenal Twitter account