‘I played under Klopp, Wenger and Mourinho - I had unpleasant rows with one of them’

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Mkhitaryan explained he grew under the coach but there were a number of unpleasant confrontations.“Mourinho called me, he told me he wanted me in Manchester, because I had a crazy season according to him. He wanted to give me some trouble and see if I could get out of it.

I’ve never given up on anything in life.READ MORE: Joey Barton tears into Wayne Rooney over Man Utd title theory - 'Complete nonsense'READ MORE: Sunday League team full of ex-Premier League stars steamrolling all opposition“I’m not saying that we had a bad relationship as human beings, but as a coach and player, we always had unpleasant confrontations.“He wanted to see if you were mentally strong, if you could play in the games that matter the most, in the league and Champions League. "He didn’t give me his hand," the star said."Maybe he forgot, or maybe he wanted to see how I’d react.

“He was always available whenever you wanted to talk to him, regardless of whether you wanted to talk about football or problems in life," Mikhitaryan said."I will always be grateful to him, because I did have some difficulties at Dortmund."And Mkhitaryan managed to achieve a strong relationship with Klopp's replacement too. We played the attacking football that he likes."I started watching Arsenal when I was nine or 10 years old, because they’d show Premier League matches in Armenia.