Departing Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan had a cheeky little message as he celebrated his birthday with soon-to-be former teammate Paul Pogba.

On the Armenian's 29th birthday he posed with the French midfielder and super agent Mino Raiola in front of a big cake.

He also left the message 'What am I getting for my birthday??' - with many commentators ready to answer.

Some kept it simple answering 'a move to Arsenal' under the main message - with has already received 244.376 likes - while others tried a little harder with 'an Arsenal kit?'.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrtes his birthday with Paul Pogba and their agent Mino Raiola (
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But some were a little more harsh, answering the 'what am I getting for my birthday' question with 'kicked out the door?'.

The former Borussa Dortmund midfielder is all set to tie up his long awaited swap deal to the Gunners today - with Alexis Sanchez going in the other direction.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan leaving the Manchester United training ground yesterday (
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Daily Mirror)
Manchester United's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan in action for the Red Devils (
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AFP)

But it could be Raiola who has the most celebrating to do as he ties up the deal with the Gunners.

With the large signing bonus set to come his way, no wonder he's giving the thumbs up.

Last night it emerged that Sanchez will wear the No.7 at Manchester United after a leaked image showed the Chilean donning the famous number.

The 29-year-old will follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best and David Beckham to pull on the sacred number at Old Trafford.

The Arsenal superstar is on the brink of completing a blockbuster swap move with the Gunners receiving Mkhitaryan as part of the deal.

An image of Sanchez was leaked on Sunday evening of the player taking a selfie whilst wearing this season's home shirt.

Mirror Football has had the leaked image verified with Sanchez sporting his new club's jersey in front of a club photographer ahead of an official unveiling.

Sanchez poses with his new shirt
Arsene Wenger has lost his talisman (
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Sanchez has finally got his big move (
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Sanchez will bank a huge pay rise with wages of at least £400,000 per week, with United beating out competition from rivals Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho will hope the signing is decisive, if not in the Premier League title race, then the Champions League.

As Sanchez, due to Arsenal only playing in the Europa League, is eligible to play in the last 16 tie with Sevilla next month.

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