Henrikh Mhkitaryan excluded from Manchester United’s next big match

PanARMENIAN.Net - Jose Mourinho laid into his Derby Day flops and warned that Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingardthey will be dropped for Manchester United’s next game, the Irish Mirror reports.

New boss Mourinho reacted to the 2-1 home defeat to local rivals Manchester City by admitting several of his under-performing team will lose their places.

Young striker Marcus Rashford, who lifted the Red Devils when he came on for the second half, will be promoted to the starting line-up after Mourinho conceded he blundered by leaving him on the bench on Saturday.

“The performances are the deciding factor,” said the Special One. “How can I decide? Performances are the only way that I can decide.

Mourinho admitted several of his players, including Lingard and new signing Mkhitaryan, both of whom were subbed at half-time, were overwhelmed by the magnitude of the derby.

“Let’s speak, for example, about Mkhitaryan,” said Mourinho of the Armenia international bought this summer from Borussia Dortmund. “How many big matches has he played?

"The kid Jesse [who was starting just his 21st league game for United] — how many times has he played big matches?

On Saturday, September 10, City defeated United 1:2.