Manchester Evening News, UK
December 1, 2017 Friday


HEN'S EXTRA TIME

by SAMUEL LUCKHURST



HENRIKH Mkhitaryan is doing extra gym work in an attempt to regain his
United place.

M.E.N. Sport understands Mkhitaryan has been putting in additional
hours in between his Reds training schedule after losing his place in
Jose Mourinho's starting XI.

Mkhitaryan, 28, has been dropped from three of the last four matchday
squads and has not started since the November 5 defeat at Chelsea,
where Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher claimed United played 'with 10
men' due to Mkhitaryan's apparent anonymity.

The Armenia international (left) is believed to be putting in extra
hours away from the club's Carrington training complex after Mourinho
admitted he was unhappy with Mkhitaryan's form.

"I was not happy with his last performances. I'm not speaking about
one or two, I'm speaking about three, four or five," Mourinho said.

"He started the season very well and after that, step by step, he was
disappearing.

"His performance levels in terms of goal scoring and assists, high
pressing, recovering the ball high up the pitch, bringing the team
with him as a No.10, were decreasing step by step."

Mkhitaryan began the campaign well, scoring twice and assisting six
goals in August and September, but his form has dropped in recent
weeks.

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