We Want to Give Him a Trophy: Arsenal Teammates Express Support to Mkhitaryan
During the pre-match press conference ahead of their UEFA Europa League final against Chelsea, Arsenal's Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka answered questions about the match, their preparations and their teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan's absence, the ''Arsenal'' official website reports.
"We are five or six years together, we are very good friends. I wrote [on Twitter] what I feel. We have also to play for him and the players who are injured. Tomorrow is... if we win this game it is also for them", Sokratis said.
"Of course we are disappointed he is not here. We spoke a lot about Micki and a lot of political things but it is time to speak about football. He is very important for us, on the pitch and off the pitch, and we want to give him a trophy tomorrow'', Xhaka said in his turn.
Due to security concerns, Armenia national football squad captain and Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has not joined the Gunners for this match.
The Europa League final will be played on Wednesday, May 29.
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