Henrikh Mkhitaryan growing frustrated with life at Manchester United under manager Jose Mourinho
Manchester United life turning into nightmare for Henrikh Mkhitaryan after Jose Mourinho freezes him out
HENRIKH MKHITARYAN is baffled by the way he has been treated by Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho, according to Armenian FA President Ruben Hayrapetyan.
Mkhitaryan has barely featured for United since his £30million move from Borussia Dortmund in the summer and was not even named on the bench for the disappointing draw with Burnley.
He said: “I cannot know what the Manchester manager is thinking about. I have talked with Mkhitaryan, he also doesn’t know what Jose Mourinho is thinking.”
The attacking-midfielder, 27, has not turned out in a United shirt since he was hauled off at half-time in the 2-1 derby-day defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford on September 10.
He then picked up a thigh injury on international duty with Armenia last month.
Yet Mourinho insists he is over those problems and now “training with the team 100 per cent.” However, he did express concerns as to his suitability for the Premier League.
But Hayrapetyan is convinced the 27-year-old has been doing all he can to impress the manager.
He added: “Mkhitaryan trains and is in good shape but no one knows the reason why he is not playing.”
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