n his new book, released in Italy, Mkhitaryan has detailed his final months at United.
He wrote of then manager JoseMourinho: "I told him, you’ve been criticising me for a year-and-a-half now, ever since I arrived at Manchester United.
"Mourinho told me I was ‘s***’ and I just lost my temper. ‘You are the s***. An enormous one.’
"Mou replied: ‘Get out of here, I never want to see you again.’
"During the training sessions, the coach said nothing to me, he remained at a religious level of silence, but every evening he’d send me a message via WhatsApp. ‘Miki, leave, please.’
"The situation had become grotesque. I’d reply every time with the same copy and paste response. I will leave if I find the right team, otherwise I’ll wait for the summer.
"Towards the middle of January, the text changed slightly. ‘Miki, please leave, that way I can get Alexis Sanchez.’
"Mino Raiola was working on this exchange with Arsenal. So my response mutated too. ‘I am not leaving just to do you a favour, and please stop writing to me. If you want, talk to Mino.’"
Mkhitaryan went on to joke: "And everyone lived happily ever after."