Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan told about his school days in a new interview.
School’s role in Henrikh’s life
At school I was focused all the time. I was focused on studying and had no time to think about football! Of course, after school I was supposed to go to training, but honestly I was thinking about school because it was good for me and my knowledge.
What did he like and dislike at school?
I enjoyed all of the subjects and loved all of the teachers. I had a good relationship with all of them, and I tried to be present at every class. I loved every teacher and didn’t have a problem with anyone. I was just focused on studying.
On playing football at that time
We didn’t really have a captain to be honest, just a team. I was playing with my school mates, so we made a team and played against the other students. No-one wanted to play against us because we had a very good class and they knew we’d beat them easily!
Sports days
Yeah, we actually played basketball quite a lot, and did a lot of sprinting too. Sometimes we played table tennis, but most people enjoyed basketball because you could play with many players – it was fun. Football was always the main sport for me, though.
The benefits of sport
There are always things you can take from other sports into football, it’s very helpful because football is not only a game of the legs, but also a game of the brain.
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