Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he was “protecting” Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan by not playing him at the start of Manchester United’s Premier League campaign. During the match with Leicester City Armenian international scored for the fifth time this season, and was unsurprisingly a topic of conversation in Mourinho’s post-match press conference.
“He has to perform better than the others that are competing with him for the same positions,” the boss said. “His position is where we have lots of options.”
“I’ve always been a fan. He has come alive with Man United and hopefully he’s going to be a good player for them,” Henry said, quoted by The Peoples Person.
Manchester United ace Mkhitaryan scored the goal of the month – despite being offside – with an incredible scorpion strike against Sunderland in December.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s remarkable scorpion kick for Manchester United against Sunderland has unsurprisingly taken a landslide victory in the latest Goal of the Month poll.
Former midfielder of Manchester United Rio Ferdinand has commented on the football players of the team, including Armenia’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Jose Mourinho called the goal “phenomenal” and Mkhitaryan freely admits it was the greatest of his career to date.
The United boss wants Martial to follow the lead of Mkhitaryan, who struggled to get game time early in the season. “Every player is different. I had this season a situation that was more difficult than Anthony – Mkhitaryan,” Mourinho told SFR Sport.
Hosting “Sunderland” in the 18th round of the Premier League, “Manchester United” won 3-1. Mkhitaryan, who was entered the stadium at the end of the match, scored the third goal.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, captain of Armenia’s national football team and midfielder of Manchester United has been named best footballer of the year for the 6th consecutive time and a total of 7 times in his career.
