‘He needs to play!’ – Owen Hargreaves baffled by Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan snub

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is struggling to find his feet in Manchester. (Picture: Getty)

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has urged Jose Mourinho to play Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Mkhitaryan, who arrived from Borussia Dortmund as part of a £27million summer transfer, arrived at Old Trafford alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly as part of a squad overhaul.

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However, unlike his new team-mates, the 27-year-old Armenian international has found first team opportunities incredibly hard to come by and has started just one match – the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City, a game in which he was hauled off at half-time.

Mkhitaryan made a name for himself as one of the most creative play-makers in European football and Mourinho’s decision to oust him has left Hargreaves baffled.

‘He needs to play, I can’t believe that he’s not getting a look-in. He would be a banker in my starting XI,’ ex-Bayern Munich man Hargreaves told Squawka.

Mkhitaryan’s last game was against Man City on September 10th. (Picture: Getty)

‘He had a slow start at Dortmund too and he was the players’ player of the year last season. He got 23 goals and 32 assists, which is staggering numbers,’ Hargreaves added.

‘This wasn’t in a terrible league against pub teams and I can’t think of anybody who could put up those numbers besides Messi and Ronaldo. He’s a top player and we haven’t seen it yet at United.

‘The thing is, he’s such a wonderful player but I think he’s also quite a sensitive guy. It would __have been perfect if he started off flying with goals and assists, but the slow start has probably hit his confidence.’