Charlie Nicholas predicts Henrikh Mkhitaryan will score vs VorsklaSeptember 19, 2018 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Arsenal and Celtic striker Charlie Nicholas has predicted that Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will score on Thursday, September 20 when Arsenal hosts Ukraine's Vorskla Poltava, Sky Sports reports. The opening round of the 2018/19 Europa League group stage takes place on Thursday. "I imagine there will be a lot of changes with the likes of Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan coming in, so it will still be a strong enough team for me to expect Arsenal to win this," the former footballer said. "The way Arsenal play they don't do clean sheets, so I am going to go for a 2-1 win and Mkhitaryan to score first. "When new teams come into the competition they get caught up in the emotions of it so I will also go with 60+ booking points." Mkhitaryan is greatly expected to start the match against Vorskla. The final lineup has not been revealed though. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |