His hand has also been forced on Bailly due to injuries. I wouldn't be massively surprised to see him drop out for a bit when Smalling comes back, but, then again, he's played well so might keep his place.
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His hand has also been forced on Bailly due to injuries. I wouldn't be massively surprised to see him drop out for a bit when Smalling comes back, but, then again, he's played well so might keep his place.
That's a good point actually, but in general if he wasn't the player who was intentionally bought by Mourinho then I would definitely be worried, considering that you don't expect from a player who is already 27, had a full pre season, and who costed lot of money despite being in his last year to neccesarily need a lot of time to adjust to the league and to hardly get any minutes in your first two games of the season. But that makes it bit easier tbf.
OMG Micki didn't start in the first league game. Everyone panic NOW!
Pre season minutes strangely became limited I think, at least at the point where it started becoming about 'starting to pick the team for Bournemouth'. Of course, I'm working on the assumption that he was bought for the first team, but he barely featured against Everton and Leicester.
As soon as Jose is convinced Rooney is shit, Micki will slot right in.
That still implies that he didn't originally have a plan for him as a starter when he bought him.
It's all, of course, still very early days - and things could change, but our other two signings, and I'm sure Pogba will follow the same way, have all clearly been integrated in a manner at suggests they were meant to be in the first team.
Mkhitaryan basically started some games before we had anyone else available, and since then, he's been on the bench. The only reason I'm a bit worried too, and of course I'm not a better manager than Mourinho, but all reports have been about how Mkhi needs to be given confidence to produce his best, and I'm not sure if he could do with the feeling of thinking he's not fully trusted.
I think mourinho has said pretty clearly that the 4 players he bought were players to start and improve the team. I think mkhitaryan will be fine and will be brought in when ready.
I think Mkhityaran is maybe struggling for fitness, we didn't get much of a pre season and he might not be used to that. Jose is probably just being cautious in easing him into the team. He will have to do a lot of tracking back which he might not be used to yet either. Early days guys.
One other thing to consider is that he could be using this time to take a final look at Mata and Lingard before the window shuts. 
Didn't we have the same problem with Kagawa whose fitness wasn't great coming here from Germany? I am pretty sure I heard the same about one or two other players coming to top teams from Germany, possibly Schürle and someone else.
I'm pretty sure Kagawa put up one of the club's best ever scores on the bleep test when he first came here, which is no easy feat considering we had Becks and Park playing for us.
The whole quote makes it sound like he prefers Mkhitaryan down the middle.
We might not see much of him until Mourinho decides if Rooney stays in the team.
We might not see much of him until Mourinho decides if Rooney stays in the team.
Those were just rumours, he hardly lasted any game more than 60 minutes for first few months.
Just drop Rooney and get it over with already
------------ Zlatan (Rashford)
Martial (Depay) Pogba (Mata) Mkhi (Lingard)
Pace, strength and flair all in abundance
------------ Zlatan (Rashford)
Martial (Depay) Pogba (Mata) Mkhi (Lingard)
Pace, strength and flair all in abundance
Just drop Rooney and get it over with already
------------ Zlatan (Rashford)
Martial (Depay) Pogba (Mata) Mkhi (Lingard)
Pace, strength and flair all in abundance
This is what I hope we end up playing. If not now, at least in a few weeks.
Largely irrelevant anyway. I could smash the bleep test but be miles away from 90 minutes football-fit. It's an indicator of fitness, not an absolute measurement.
I think it's mainly a formation/stylistic issue. At Dortmund he had great acceleration and because of the game they played, he was able to be involved with lots of short high intensity running (for dribbling, making space, pressing etc). I.e It was all about closing and making space in those 10-15 yards.
In the Premier League, it's literally up and down the field so his game/type of athleticism wasn't able to keep up.
Mkhi at no.10 will make us look more like a proper unit as he can link up play and provide assists to our forwards. If Rooney's only purpose in the team is to score goals let him fight it out with Zlatan for a spot in the team.
"I decided to play [Wayne] Rooney in both games, close to Zlatan [Ibrahimovic], and I didn't start with Micki".
Does that imply that Mkhi may end up taking Rooney's starting spot sooner or later?
Does that imply that Mkhi may end up taking Rooney's starting spot sooner or later?
That's what i thought too. Rooney to be dropped tonight i feel?
Both Lingard and Mata went on and scored in those matches. That's it, if Mkhi starts tonight I'll be having a few quids on him as a scorer.
Insh'Allah!
Misses out again. Pogba in after a week of training
Relax.Really wanted him to start. What is going on?
We should but when he cant even show his qualities its slightly worrying.
Well. If Pogba and Mata impresses in training, while Targaryan doesn't then he won't get picked.
He will feature a lot instead of Rooney though after Mourinho has given him the 5-10 or so chances to stink up the place a name as his requires to be dropped without a fuss.
Also he is a slot-in for a 60-70 min change.
He will feature a lot instead of Rooney though after Mourinho has given him the 5-10 or so chances to stink up the place a name as his requires to be dropped without a fuss.
Also he is a slot-in for a 60-70 min change.
Why the hell isn't he starting lately? Fitness issues?
Mata & Lingard have scored in the last games they've played, how can he justify a starting role?
because hes a much better player and he showed that last season.
What the hell is going on here? Why is Mkhi not starting? He can't possibly be worse than fecking Rooney is and not to mention Rooney is occupying Mkhi natural position.
Ffs, did Van Gaal skin Mourinho so he could wear his skin? This is absolutely mind-boggling.
Ffs, did Van Gaal skin Mourinho so he could wear his skin? This is absolutely mind-boggling.
Poor Mkhi.
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...x?newsid=271BC803-9EEA-4698-9917-A1679A1FA3D6
doesn't sound like it fitness, sounds tactical.
Nobody has a clue. Hes been available for the entire pre-season so he should be in good shape.
But the players who play in his position have had more of an impact in games which matter for United, this season.
Even Rooney scored last match.
He'll get his chance and he has to take it, but for now he can't assume a starting position based off his previous season's exploits.
There's nothing tactical in all of this. Rooney isn't half the player Mkhitaryan is and yet he's getting ahead of him.
This is the same bullshit that Van Gaal and Moyes practiced the previous seasons.
So why spend 30m on him if we're going to play the same sack of shit in the same place?
Free Mikhi
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