Man United fans have a new chant for Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United fans have already created brilliant chants for Jose Mourinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the superstar pair signed on the dotted line at Old Trafford.
However, one newcomer without a song of his own was Henrikh Mkhitaryan who joined United from Borussia Dortmund earlier this summer – but this has now changed.
Supporters have finally managed to get over the trickiness of the Armenian’s seven-syllable name since his £27million signing at the beginning of July.
‘Whoa Mkhitaryan, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, he’s our midfield Armenian,’ is how the simple but effective chant goes, to the tune of Sting’s classic Englishman In New York.
Admit it… you can’t get it out of you head now, right?
Apologies.
We’re hoping the tune makes its stadium debut at Hull City this weekend but definitely expect to hear it at Old Trafford in the not-too-distant future.
A review of the bets Fantasy Football players of the week. (Picture: Getty Images/PA/Metro.co.uk)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristian Stuani were the joint top scorers in the second Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week after bagging braces at the weekend.
The pair starred in respective wins for Manchester United and Middlesbrough against Southampton and Sunderland, while picking up additional five points apiece for Sky Sports Man-of-the-Match awards.
However, Sergio Aguero, who also struck twice, fails to make the line-up due to John Stones being handed the MOTM award in Manchester City’s 4-1 thumping of Stoke.
Here’s who has made the top scoring XI…
Tom Heaton (£5.8m)
Burnley record the upset of the weekend thanks to a defensive masterclass against Liverpool, beating Jurgen Klopp’s men despite having less than 20 per cent of possession. Heaton secured additional bonus for making five saves but the quality of his side’s work meant they were all relatively comfortable.
Tom Heaton celebrates after Burnley’s inspired win over Liverpool. (Picture: Reuters)
Kyle Walker (9.5m)
Tottenham recorded a solid if somewhat unspectacular 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, with Walker part of a backline which looked more like the one that led Spurs into last season’s title race rather than the one that crumbled at the business end of it.
Laurent Koscielny (£10.3m)
While Arsenal fans grumble over the lack of defensive reinforcements, the return of Koscielny was enough to tighten up their backline, helping secure a 0-0 draw at Leicester.
Laurent Koscielny made his Arsenal return against Leicester City. (Picture: Getty)
Curtis Davies (£6.5m)
Hull are unlikely to have much sympathy for Arsenal’s problems, but continued to defy the odds on Saturday, recording a 2-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium after restricting the largely dominant Swans.
Curtis Davies of Hull City wins a tackle against Wayne Routledge. (Picture: Getty)
Shaun Maloney (£6.7m)
The Tigers’ defence may have provided the platform but it was substitute Maloney who delivered the victory, scoring one in the 79th-minute and setting up another in extra-time for a classic smash-and-grab win.
Shaun Maloney made a huge impact against Swansea City. (Picture: Getty)
West Ham also left it late to secure the points this weekend, scoring with what was only one of two efforts on target against Bournemouth in their new stadium.
Michail Antonio celebrates scoring the winning goal against Bournemouth. (Picture: Getty)
Gareth Barry (£7.8m)
Everton didn’t leave it quite as late but they did have to come from behind, with Barry completing the comeback after Kevin Mirallas cancelled out Gareth McAuley’s opener.
Gareth Barry after scoring a rare goal for Everton. (Picture: Getty)
Etienne Capoue (£7.8m)
Watford suffered contrasting fortunes as they let a lead slip against Chelsea but Capoue was still rewarded with the MOTM award for his stunning opener. The strike also represented two goals in as many appearances this season for a defensive midfielder who failed to net in 33 starts in the previous campaign.
Etienne Capoue’s goal wasn’t enough to help Watford defeat Chelsea. (Picture: Getty)
Andre Gray (£10.1m)
Gray’s 25 goals and nine assists from last season has seen him listed among Sky Sports Fantasy Football’s most popular strikers and he rewarded the faith on Saturday, setting one up and then scoring another in the Clarets’ shock win over Liverpool.
Burnley’s Andre Gray scoring his stunning solo goal against Liverpool. (Picture: Getty)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (£12.2m)
Only Aguero and Dimitri Payet were selected more than Ibrahimovic before the season started and the 34-year-old has immediately proved his worth, stealing the headlines from Paul Pogba’s debut with a brace in the season’s first Friday Night Football.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes it two in two for Manchester United. (Picture: Getty)
Cristian Stuani (£7m)
However, the Swede’s impressive tally was not unmatched, with far more modestly priced Stuani starring on Super Sunday with two contrasting efforts, firing in from range to open the scoring before tapping in Alvaro Negredo’s selfless pass.
Christian Stuani inspires Middlesbrough to win over rivals Sunderland. (Picture: Getty)
Here’s your final starting XI; with the slightly unusual central midfield partnership pairing of Etienne Capoue and Gareth Barry… your gameweek two Team of the Week:
Chelsea line-up – how they might look by the end of August<br />Picture: Getty Images – Credit: METRO/mylo
Chelsea are being tipped to be among the most active clubs in the final few days of the transfer window.
The mega-rich Premier League side are being linked with a host of top names as Antonio Conte desperately tries to bolster his squad for the campaign ahead.
The Blues have started the season with back-to-back wins, however both victories required late goals from Diego Costa. It’s led to a growing sense that reinforcements are required if Chelsea are serious about winning trophies this term.
This is the side that Conte started with in the 2-1 win over Watford on Saturday…
So what might the Chelsea starting XI look like when they take on Swansea on September 11 – their first game after the closure of the transfer window?
Among those rumoured to be making moves to Stamford Bridge in recent weeks are Mario Mandzukic, Giorgio Chiellini, Kalidou Koulibaly and James Rodriguez.
Mandzukic could arrive at the Bridge very soon (Getty)
Mandzukic has been linked with a £25million move from Juventus amid a growing sense the likelihood of Chelsea signing Romelu Lukaku is receding. His defensive team-mate Chiellini would cost around the same amount.
Napoli’s French defender Koulibaly would be a bit pricier – with reports suggesting the centre-back could cost anywhere between £40m-£60m.
Meanwhile Rodriguez will be the name that most excites Chelsea fans, with the hero of the 2014 World Cup out of favour at Real Madrid, opening up the possibility of a £60m switch to west London.
The Colombian is having to fight for a first-team place at the Bernabeu (Getty)
How successful Chelsea will be in the final few days of the transfer market remains to be seen, but if Conte landed his targets…
Liverpool and Chelsea have considered moves of their own for the Algerian, who wants to leave Porto.
Now Wenger has been alerted to his availability after Mahrez penned a new four-year Foxes deal.
Brahimi was left out of Porto’s Champions League qualifier in midweek and the Portuguese club will sell the player for £40million.
Alexander Hassenstein
Struggle: Atleti are refusing to countenance the sale of Gimenez
Wenger looks set to miss out on Atletico Madrid defenderJose Gimenez,21, with the Spanish club insisting he is not for sale unless his £56million buyout clause is met.
Arsenal twice made contact with his agents last week and offered a much better package than the one he gets at Atletico. But the La Liga side are refusing to negotiate.
West Brom defender Jonny Evans and Valencia’s Shkodran Mustafi remain Gunners targets.
Zlatan has been tearing into Pogba (Picture: Getty)
Paul Pogba has revealed his Manchester United team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been teasing him since his arrival.
The France international joined the Red Devils for a world-record fee but the enigmatic Swede has been happy to make fun of Pogba.
And he has been teasing the Frenchman about all sorts of things upon his arrival at Old Trafford.
‘It’s always good to play with big players. I was lucky at Juve to play with big players,’ hetold Sky Sports.
‘Players like him want to make big things.
‘He loves to joke, every time I see him he makes jokes about my shoes, about my hair and the way he talks too, you know: Zlatan Ibrahimovic. I am Zlatan.
‘Today I was training and he was laughing about my combo on Instagram when I was on holiday boxing and stuff.
‘He goes: “What is this?” I was laughing. “Come on you have to give one punch and that’s it. You don’t have to do this and this”.
Marcus Rashford’s made one substitute appearance so far this season (Picture: Getty)
Ex-Manchester United defender Paul Parker claims his former club risk
losing wonderkid Marcus Rashford if Jose Mourinho continues to overlook
the striker.
Rashford, 18, burst onto the scene last term and earned a place in
Roy Hodgson’s 23-man England squad for Euro 2016 after a phenomenal
second half of the season at Old Trafford.
Jose Mourinho’s appointment at the Theatre of Dreams has seen Zlatan
Ibrahimovic arrive and many have questioned the 53-year-old’s lack of
trust in young players.
The youngster was an unused substitute in the side’s 3-1 win against
Bournemouth on Sunday and made a 20-minute appearance against Leicester
City in the Community Shield from the bench.
Parker, 52, spent five years at Old Trafford between 1991-1996 and he
believes Rashford could look to leave the club if he continues to be
overlooked.
Rashford’s competing with the likes of Ibrahimovic and Martial for a starting berth (Picture: Getty)
‘You have to be concerned for the likes of Rashford. There is no way
he can play the number ten role at this moment in time so he is
competing with Ibrahimovic and United have to be careful he doesn’t
become disillusioned and they lose him,’ said Parker, speaking
exclusively to 888Sport.
‘Mourinho’s record will tell Rashford that he doesn’t really stand a
chance of getting regular football. He believes in continuity and
doesn’t make many changes so Rashford won’t get a run in the team apart
from maybe the League Cup.
‘Will he get a run of three or four Premier league games? Not unless Ibrahimovic gets injured.’
Read the full 888sport interview with Paul Parker, including his thoughts on how Paul Pogba may not live up to the price-tag and his thoughts on the overweight Wayne Rooney.
Gaz Beadle to QUIT Geordie Shore to move to Australia?
Gaz Beadle is planning to quit Geordie Shore and leave Britain.
The
28-year-old reality TV star - who was born and raised in Hexham in
Northumberland - has admitted he's planning to up sticks and move to
Australia once he's finished on the show.
"I'm 28 now so I've got another year of this and then I'm off," he said according to the Daily Star. "It's time I quit reality TV. I have been doing it for six years. I can't be arsed with it any more.
"I always said I wouldn't be doing it when I was 30."
But the heartthrob - who regularly jets Down Under to promote the MTV series - still has a few things he'd like to achieve in the UK, including creating his own student dorms, before he moves away.
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The 28-year-old reality TV star has admitted he's planning to up sticks and move to Australia once he's finished on the show
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A source claimed Gaz has always planned to move to Australia
A source previously explained to The Sun: "Australia has always been
his dream, the show is huge over there and everyone knows him. His plan
has always been to make as much money as he can over here and then move.
"He
has lots of things on the go right now and has previously mentioned
even opening up his own blocks of student accommodation in Liverpool
that offer a Geordie Shore party experience. He's really savvy and never
stops working."
Meanwhile, Gaz won't be the only member of the series to move
to Australia, as his former co-star Ricci Guarnaccio emigrated Down
Under last year - and has no plans to return.
Ricci said earlier
this year: "I don't miss the UK. I'm not going to lie to you, I'll never
forget it for as long as I live but I just love it so much here now."
Gaz's ex-girlfriend Charlotte Crosby and his ex co-star Vicky Pattison have also expressed an interest in moving out there.
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