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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.

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