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Paul Pogba: Why Henrikh Mkhitaryan will get even better for Manchester United
PAUL POGBA insists there is more to come from Henrikh Mkhitaryan despite an ‘unbelievable’ performance last night against Zorya Luhansk.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored his first goal Manchester United against Zorya last night
The Armenia star scored his first goal for the club as Manchester United booked their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Mkhitaryan struggled to convince Jose Mourinho initially and his only Premier League start prior to last weekend’s draw with Everton came in the Manchester derby in September - when he was hauled off at half time.
But he has now started the club’s last three matches and is expected to keep his place against Tottenham on Sunday at 2.15pm.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan helped Manchester United into the knockout stages of the Europa League last night
Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrates his first goal for Manchester United
He is just getting going, he is just going that way and that's what we want
And Pogba admits he’s not surprised by the 27-year-old’s level of performance and has backed him to get even better.
"Well, we know him," Pogba told MUTV. "We train with him every day.
"We know how good he is. You just have to be confident and now he's playing more, he has more games on his legs.
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"He is just getting going, he is just going that way and that's what we want.
"We need him in the team like we need everyone in the team, but the performance of Micki tonight is just unbelievable. It just helped the team - that's what we want."
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