Mkhitaryan starred in Germany for Borussia Dortmund last
season - scoring 18 goals in all competitions and winning the player of the
season gong.
But despite forking out big cash for the 27-year-old,
Mourinho is yet to start the player for United - bringing him off the bench in the
games against Leicester and Bournemouth. And he's now revealed why.
Mourinho said:
"I went to the game against Leicester and
I was reading the game and I thought we needed the speed of Jesse Lingard.
"And against Bournemouth, I thought they wanted to press
really high, and a player like Mata coming inside could reach some spaces
behind the lines of pressure and it could be very useful for us.
"And I decided to play Rooney both games in that
position close to Zlatan and I didn't start with Mikhy.
“Some managers when they buy players, when it is their
decision to buy players, the first thing they think is to protect themselves
and to protect their choices. The players they buy have to play all the time. I
am not like this.
"Before me comes the team, and what I think is the best
for the team."
"In those two matches, Mata and Lingard were the best
options for the team, adapted to the reality of the Premier League so I made
that decision.
"But Mkhitaryan is a super football player and he will
be given a lot of opportunities this season."
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