Former Manchester United player Owen Hargreaves feels Henrikh Mkhitaryan should start for the club on consistent basis if the club wants to get the best out of him.
The Armenian has not featured for Manchester United since their 2-1 loss to City last month and has been limited to very few opportunities to prove himself at the club since his transfer from Dortmund earlier this summer.
“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.
“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 are staggering numbers.
“This wasn’t in a terrible league against pub teams and I can’t think of anybody who could put up those numbers, besides [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] 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.”
