Mkhitaryan The Answer To Mourinho’s League Woes According To Two Ex-Reds

“The only things they are getting are honesty, professionalism, dedication but not the results they expect”.

Mkhitaryan’s match-winning goal on Sunday meant that United, in sixth place, cut the gap behind fifth-placed Tottenham to three points.

Mkhitaryan marked another fine display with an excellent first-half strike against Tottenham, securing a 1-0 victory that the attacking midfielder was unable to celebrate properly after exiting on a stretcher – although manager Jose Mourinho played down fears the injury was a serious one after the game. When that situation happens, it’s football and we need to be clever enough to try to react.

A lack of cutting edge has been obvious, with United managing just seven goals in their last eight league matches – as many as Alexis Sanchez has scored for Arsenal on his own during that period.

‘I’d biff Fellaini off, maybe even on a free, as soon as the transfer window opens next month, ‘ Collymore wrote.

Erik Lamela and Vincent Janssen remain unavailable.

But the Portuguese was full of praise for the 27-year-old after his second straight man of the match performance. They have allowed just ten goals and play a solid defensive game. “We believe it’s possible, so when I saw him on a stretcher I thought it was more hard”.

Having played in the Champions League on Wednesday, Spurs have had 24 hours longer to rest and prepare for the contest at Old Trafford on Sunday, while United head into Sunday on a poor run of five consecutive home league draws.

Substitute Fellaini had only been on the field for four minutes on December 4 when he conceded the penalty which Leighton Baines converted.

Mourinho remains convinced his team have been playing far better than their league position suggests.

Iranian-Armenian Andranik Teymourian-who represents Iran’s national team-had previously scored twice in the Premier League for the Bolton Wanderers F.C. French-Armenian Youri Djorkaeff also scored 20 Premier League goals for Bolton.

Without a victory in the league since traveling to Swansea on November 6, United had fallen well off the pace set by title-chasing Chelsea and were in danger of losing touch with the top four. Both have the ability to run behind defenders, which is why United look sluggish when Rooney and Mata are picked instead of them.

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One late goal through a deflected shot or a Harry Kane finish would have been a knife to the heart of United’s campaign.

Probability of away win: 35%.