Jose Mourinho reveals reasons Henrikh Mkhitaryan doesn't even make his Manchester United bench anymore

Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a past match [PHOTO: COURTESY]

What has happened to Henrikh Mkhitaryan?  It's the question on the lips of many Manchester United fans after the Armenian was again left out of Jose Mourinho's squad for their match against Bournemouth.
Mkhitaryan kick-started the season in red hot form, and was setting up goals at an incredible rate - five in his first three appearances for the Old Trafford club.
But as November came around, the 28-year-old midfielder began finding game time harder to come by and made just two appearances during the entire month.


Explaining his reason for leaving him out of his squad, Mourinho said: "I can only have six players on the bench and I try to have some balance on the bench.


"I had two defenders that can play in different areas, I have Ashley Young to cover the wing and wing backs position.
"[Ander] Herrera is a midfield player, Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] is a striker, [Marcus] Rashford is a second striker and a winger.
"To have Mkhitaryan means I don't have one of them and I believe the others deserve."
Manchester United bounced back from defeat in the Manchester derby with a 1-0 win over the Cherries at Old Trafford on Wednesday.


Romelu Lukaku netted the only goal of the game in the 25th minute, his ninth of the season to ensure Manchester United stay three points above Chelsea in third.
 

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