The two fans hid in the toilets at Old Trafford

Like the Burnely game where there scored with the last kick of the game, Arsenal once again showed they can grind out results even when they are not at their best.

He made his long-awaited return against Swansea City before the global break and completed the full 90 minutes in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League – his first Old Trafford appearance since January 2.

Theo Walcott of Arsenal takes on Matteo Darmian of Man United during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford.

But Rooney, speaking after coming on as a substitute in United’s draw against Arsenal on Saturday, expressed his anger at the way the incident has been portrayed. “Finally I lost against Arsene”.

“I don’t know whether he’s going to like that type of job but you need a guy who’s going to come from the bench and spark something”.

United felt they should have had a penalty in the 35th minute when Valencia nutmegged Nacho Monreal and then went down as the Spaniard leaned across him, but referee Andre Marriner said no.

This is the latest chapter in what is turning into a season of frustration for both Mourinho and Manchester United as they struggle to pick up the momentum required to challenge their rivals at the top of the Premier League.

According to a report in The Sun, Mourinho was impressed with his performances and only lamented that he did not get the chance to work with the Englishman when he was a 25-years-old.

Mourinho has spoken publicly of the need for the midfielder to adjust to the pace and physical demands of English football, but the former Chelsea manager has remained reluctant to hand Mkhitaryan the game time in which to acclimatise to the Premier League.

Chelsea, which plays Middlesbrough on Sunday, and Arsenal are two points behind the front-runners while Tottenham is a further point back in fifth. I don’t think I have.

“I wondered during the game about that”.

“I think the problem is when you come away and it hasn’t gone to plan and you think we could have been so much better, we should have been so much better and there’s problems there we need to solve”. Man United blocked us well as well, they were very organised.

“In the second half, we suffered for the first 20 minutes and they deserved to be in front”.