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Aug 9 2014
Should Liverpool regret missing out on Mkhitaryan or is Coutinho an upgrade?
By Sam Jordan
Posted on August 9, 2014
Liverpool host German side Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, in a highly
anticipated pre-season clash.
The Reds had a superb campaign last season, faltering in the closing
stages. Dortmund finished second to Pep Guardiola's rampant Bayern
Munich. The sold-out match up between these two European heavyweights
is sure to be worth watching.
Arsenal and Liverpool target Marco Reus is still not fit enough to
feature in the game, which turns fans' and pundits' attention to the
creative brilliance of the Reds' Philippe Coutinho and Dis Borussen's
Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Liverpool tried to sign the Dortmund star when he was plying his trade
in Ukraine for Shakhtar Donetsk, however the Armenian playmaker chose
to the move to Germany. Their failure to land the 25-year-old allowed
Philippe Coutinho to establish himself as a key creative cog in
Brendan Rodgers' Merseyside machine.
Mkhitaryan is three years older than the Liverpool man and both are
vital to their sides. It will be interesting to watch them in action
this weekend.
Talksport linked Liverpool with a move for the talented Dortmund man
this year and many Reds' fans were sad to miss out on him last time,
but is he much better than the man they have?
In terms of goals scored, the Armenian is the more prolific of the two
playmakers, netting nine goals in 30 Bundesliga appearances last
season. Coutinho managed five in 33 Premier League outings.
Mkhitaryan's shooting accuracy was considerably more impressive than
Coutinho's too, hitting the target with 60% of his attempts compared
to Coutinho's 38%.
Assists too, favour Mkhitaryan. He created ten goals for Dortmund in
2013-14, whilst Coutinho managed to provide seven. It would appear
that the older man is the more efficient of the two.
http://www.squawka.com/news/should-liverpool-still-be-after-henrikh-mkhitaryan-or-is-philippe-coutinho-as-good/155223
Aug 9 2014
Should Liverpool regret missing out on Mkhitaryan or is Coutinho an upgrade?
By Sam Jordan
Posted on August 9, 2014
Liverpool host German side Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, in a highly
anticipated pre-season clash.
The Reds had a superb campaign last season, faltering in the closing
stages. Dortmund finished second to Pep Guardiola's rampant Bayern
Munich. The sold-out match up between these two European heavyweights
is sure to be worth watching.
Arsenal and Liverpool target Marco Reus is still not fit enough to
feature in the game, which turns fans' and pundits' attention to the
creative brilliance of the Reds' Philippe Coutinho and Dis Borussen's
Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Liverpool tried to sign the Dortmund star when he was plying his trade
in Ukraine for Shakhtar Donetsk, however the Armenian playmaker chose
to the move to Germany. Their failure to land the 25-year-old allowed
Philippe Coutinho to establish himself as a key creative cog in
Brendan Rodgers' Merseyside machine.
Mkhitaryan is three years older than the Liverpool man and both are
vital to their sides. It will be interesting to watch them in action
this weekend.
Talksport linked Liverpool with a move for the talented Dortmund man
this year and many Reds' fans were sad to miss out on him last time,
but is he much better than the man they have?
In terms of goals scored, the Armenian is the more prolific of the two
playmakers, netting nine goals in 30 Bundesliga appearances last
season. Coutinho managed five in 33 Premier League outings.
Mkhitaryan's shooting accuracy was considerably more impressive than
Coutinho's too, hitting the target with 60% of his attempts compared
to Coutinho's 38%.
Assists too, favour Mkhitaryan. He created ten goals for Dortmund in
2013-14, whilst Coutinho managed to provide seven. It would appear
that the older man is the more efficient of the two.
http://www.squawka.com/news/should-liverpool-still-be-after-henrikh-mkhitaryan-or-is-philippe-coutinho-as-good/155223