5 things going wrong for Mourinho and Manchester United

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

There’s no doubting the talent of Mkhitaryan. The Armenian was last year’s Players’ Player of the season in the Bundesliga and led the way in assists along with a healthy goal return.

However, while many had Mkhitaryan down to be one of the Premier League’s standout performers, it’s been anything but so far.

It’s been a season mired with injuries and mediocre performances, which is a disappointment to all who expected him to excel.

Injuries seemed to keep him out, but a couple of wonky performances also saw him ousted from matchday squads altogether by Mourinho, who believed that the Armenian wasn’t ready for some of the high-pressured Premier League games, such was the case with his omission from the Arsenal game back in November.

The attacking midfielder’s form could undoubtedly be the key to United’s successes and failures this season, and a couple of promising performances in the last couple of weeks will be of huge encouragement to Mourinho.

If he can find anything of the form he showed last season for Borussia Dortmund, then Manchester United’s fortunes could well change for the better.