Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admits summer signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan “has to do more” to earn his place in the team ahead of the Reds’ other attacking options, according to MU’s official website.
Mkhitaryan replaced Marcus Rashford for the final half-hour of United’s Europa League clash with Fenerbahce on Thursday, his first appearance since the Manchester derby in September.
But the Armenian and his team-mates couldn’t prevent a 2-1 defeat in Istanbul that leaves the Reds third in the Group A table with two games left to play.
Asked specifically about Mkhitaryan in his post-match press conference at Sukru Saracoglu, the boss replied: “He has to do more. It’s as simple as that.
“We have big expectations at this club, lots of players for these positions and he has to play better than Mata, Lingard, Martial – he has to play better than them. It’s as simple as that.
“Every manager wants to win matches, every manager in the world wants to play the players that he thinks can help the team more, and I’m no different.”
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