HENRIKH MKHITARYAN

The most important competition is always the next match.

I read about the history of England, of Manchester. I wanted to know how people here live, their interests.

When I was six years old, my parents told me that we were moving back home to Armenia. I didn't really understand what was happening. My father had stopped playing football, and he was at home all the time.

I can be very serious, but if I'm being honest, I'm very happy with the way my life has turned out.

For Manchest United, every cup is very important. A trophy is a trophy.

Not so many Armenian players are given the chance to play in the Champions League, and this is really important for me, because I want to do everything to impress the children who are watching me playing.

I think the most important thing is to play to help the team, winning the games - that is the main thing for me.

I play football like chess. You have to think a lot and anticipate what could happen after you make your move.

English football is really different to football in other countries.

I always wanted to become a football player, and I thank my parents, as they helped me so much to realise this dream. They always supported me on my path.

In my case, my mother had to be my mother and father, so I am thankful to her.

It's another pleasure to score at Old Trafford, so I will try to do me best to do that.

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

Everything comes from your mind. You have to push yourself to get things going in your direction. If you are stubborn, nothing will help. If you are sad, nothing will help. You have to keep positive and to work very well for your next chance.

It doesn't matter if it is the League Cup, the FA Cup, or the Europa League. We want to do our best to try and win them all.

When I watched the Premier League on the telly, I didn't expect it to be that hard. The opponents are all physically strong, real athletes. It wasn't like that in Germany. You must be prepared for it. But I prepared myself for it.

When you walk onto the pitch at Old Trafford, it is not just a pitch, it is a stage. If my father could see me on that stage, I think he would be very proud. I was always kind of chasing him, and I think even though he's not here, he helped me to get to this place.

I want to do everything to get to a new level.

I did not want to later look back in my life and say, 'Why would you not make times change?'

It was definitely not the salary that made me join Manchester United; I went for football reasons - for the history of the club, the league, the fans, and the coach because he is one of the best in the world.

I'm trying to do everything with my family members, my friends, who are watching me every day, every game I am playing, so they are trying to help me to say what I did wrong and what I did well, and I try to improve myself.

I know I can succeed at Manchester United, and I want to show everyone that I deserve to be a key player in this team and this league.

Even when I wasn't playing, I always had a smile on my face because if I acted sad or mad, it wouldn't help me.

You can lose to any team and then beat your top opponents and still not be in the top four.

You know that if you play football, you have to try to do the maximum, so I'm always doing the maximum for myself because when I retire from football, I want to sit down and think I did something good - I won this title, and I won this title. People will talk about what you have won, and that is the most important thing in football.