Lots Of Options Responsible For Omission Of Mkhitaryan- Jose Mourinho.

The Armenian was forced to watch the game against Newcastle during the weekend from outside with the return of Pogba, Fellaini and Ibrahimovic to the lineup.

Mkhitaryan has suffered a drop in his form after the start of the season and Mourinho has said not including him in the match was because of his form and also the availability of other attacking options. The manager had warned the player that there would be a battle for a starting spot in his position and he needed to step up his game, he told the media after speculations reigned that he had some personal rift with the player:

“The story is always the same. In some positions, when you don’t have injuries, you have lots of options in other positions. In this moment, we have Pogba, Fellaini, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic and Scott McTominay. So I can imagine, next week, you are going to ask – why is this player not playing? Micki is not playing because we had lots of options for that match. I decided to play Marcus Rashford and Martial together. For many weeks, the question was – why do they not play together? Now, the question is why is Micki not playing, the answer is very simple – until the international board change the rules, I can only start with 11!”