Manchester United have enjoyed a brilliant start to the new Premier League season, in particular Henrikh Mkhitaryan who has already weighed in with four quality assists.
Jose Mourinho's charges ran out 4-0 winners on the opening weekend of the season at home to West Ham, before bagging another four goals against Swansea City over the weekend.
While Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial have garnered plenty of attention for their goals and impact off the bench, Mkhitaryan is slowly becoming an integral part of Mourinho's set up.
Mkhitaryan in action for United against Swansea. Image: PA
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After assisting two goals against the Hammers, the 28-year-old created another pair of goals last Saturday. That's four assists in just two games with Mkhitaryan set to be a crucial member of United's Premier League and Champions League aspirations.
Following his early heroics, he's been compared to Liverpool's injured attacking ace Philippe Coutinho who's best assist tally is seven.
The United star is just three away from matching the Brazilians effort with only two games on the board.
Needless to say, United fans were quick to point out that statistic on social media:
As the United faithfuls gloated about Mkhitaryan's form, Liverpool fans also responded by bringing up Paul Pogba not to mention the Armenian being nurtured by current Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp.
Meanwhile, Coutinho has yet to feature for Liverpool this season following injury. He's been subject to intense transfer speculation with Barcelona lodging monster offers to lure him to the Camp Nou.
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Though Liverpool were adamant that the player is not for sale while passing Barcelona's bizarre deadline proposal to accept the £118 million bid.
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Featured Image Credit:Topics: Liverpool, Coutinho, Manchester United
