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28th October 2017
03:17pm BST

It was a goal straight from the Tony Pulis' school of football, and one that will gloss over another questionable performance by Mourinho's team. A goal from a long punt and a defensive error will be dressed up as a "Mourinho masterclass." However, the United manager and supporters won't care how the victory came, and will celebrate cementing their place behind Manchester City in the Premier League table.
In truth, very few United forward players performed well. So, it's probably unfair to single out one player, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan really struggled. The Armenian was substituted after 65 minutes for Jesse Lingard and it won't be a surprise to see him sit out a few games on the evidence of Saturday's performance.
Mkhitaryan created United's only chance of the first-half, but was sloppy in performance and failed to make an impact.
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Of the 34 passes he attempted, just 23 were successful, and just over half of his passes in the opposition half were successful. The frantic, disjointed nature of the game didn't lend itself to Mkhitaryan's skillset and the Armenian was unable to recapture his early season form. He has five assists already this season, but none since United's win over Leicester City two months ago. His only goal of the season came against Everton in September.
Mkhitaryan is a very good player, but he is definitely out of form. Many United fans appear to feel it's time to give someone else a run in the first-team for a while.
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