I did not see anything absolutely horrible. He does some risky passing, but that is his style of play.
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Not a great all-round performance but excellent assist. He pretty much split the entire City defence. Encouraging signs for the season ahead
Could change if he just slows his game down ever so slightly. So he’s in tune with his feet and brain.
Watched in the stadium. Sometimes i think he cannot make up his mind and makes a mistake. Remember when he couldnt decide whether to pass or shoot, then eventually he lost the ball, the whole stadium was pissed. 90% of the stadium were united faans to be honest.
Mkhitaryan was named the official man of the match. #mufc #Manchesterderby
He can cut through defences like no-one else in the team when he wants to. He just needs to learn when to try it and when to recycle the ball.
Didn't mean it in a derogatory way. It's just that is one of his limitations and at his age it won't change now... he'll always be inconsistent during a game but as long as he produces more good moments than bad, he's worth sticking there in the 10 position because unlike Mata he can wreak havoc and is very unpredictable.
He can come up with moments of genius, some of the goals he score prove that. Well worth the dodgy bits to get the brilliant bits.
He does have a bad habit of coughing up possession in dangerous areas of the pitch. Often by getting an absolutely basic pass wrong. Be interesting to see the battle for appearances between him and Mata this season. Both lovely footballers, but both have very different strengths and weaknesses. Mikhi's pace on the break will be a real boost in away games but Mata might be preferred in games where we want to dominate the ball and pin the opposition back. Here's hoping they'll both play regularly. For all that everyone bangs on about Mourinho wanting a team of lunking brutes, it's good to have a couple of cultured midgets in our team too.
I've only seen highlights, but he's been very effective in the final third.
I hope Mourinho has the good sense to let Mkhitaryan roam free in his hole.
I hope Mourinho has the good sense to let Mkhitaryan roam free in his hole.
I'm sure Mkhitaryan is apparently 6'0 himself so I've been told.
5'10" so not quite a midget but definitely not a giant either.
Really liked him in the #10 role but I'm not sure it'll work in as regularly in the premier league as Pogba will want to be getting forward too, leaving gaps in the midfield.
Terrible today. So lightweight even against youngsters.
Thought he was poor. Nothing worked for him at all (except the penalty).
This.
Everyone talks about Martial being under threat but Mhkitaryan is just as much.
Lukaku will start up top, Rashford to the right of him, the only space is down the left if Jose plays 4-3-3. Even if Jose plays a #10 Mata will be fierce competition.
Martial bucking his ideas up and Inter selling Perisic could finish Mhki.
I just think he's soft and more suited to a counter attacking game where less players are there to challenge him.
I don't understand how in 50-50 confrontations, he seems to always lose out.
Might be one of the worst players I've seen in this regard.
Might be one of the worst players I've seen in this regard.
Even when it slightly favours him he loses out. He has no aggression.
Please. Perisic would end shit. Miki is a starter before Martial too.
Very ordinary indeed.
I know he did well at Dortmund out wide, but we don't play like them. We don't play with their movement and pace. He's a ten. That's the best way to play him here.
Poor performance today and this inconsistency concerns me. Always seems to struggle when given less time on the ball and in 50/50 scenarios. Did pretty much nothing until Valencia came on. He became more involved then but his inability to provide width leaves a problem. Hope he shows up against Barcelona. Still has massive ability but needs to be able to deliver in high pressure/tempo scenarios.
I agree with this. His best stuff is in that little pocket where he can get the ball and has space to the left and right. When hes out wide, hes a little restricted in that area.
After Kagawa, you'd think we'd be more cautious about buying Dortmund players.
Frankly, Rashford offers more in terms of quality so there are going to be a lot of players competing for one place in the team, possibly two on occasion.
After Lingard's good first half performance, Mkhitaryan really needed to contribute at least as much, to demonstrate his superiority but it wasn't to be.
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He's fantastic at driving the ball forward centrally, especially on the counter, and he's got a habit of popping up between defenders to create or finish chances on the counter too.
What he seems to be really not good at, is keeping possession and making simple passes in the final third when we are comfortably in possession and trying to open up a well-set opposition defence.
What he seems to be really not good at, is keeping possession and making simple passes in the final third when we are comfortably in possession and trying to open up a well-set opposition defence.
What Shinji's defenders were saying to the haters. Same applies here what a shocker.
He is ok as a winger, but he isnt powerful enough and determined enough to constantly beat his man. Our wingers are also often isolated or arent good at overlapping, playing together, so he is often on his own, which doesnt suit him. If we played like Dortmund or City, with more runners, passes and possession, he could play there, but in our setup, he looks a bit lost.
Best used as a 10 for us or on the wing if we counterattack in numbers. The current wing tactics are not getting the best out of him
Best used as a 10 for us or on the wing if we counterattack in numbers. The current wing tactics are not getting the best out of him
Didn't see the Madrid match but seems like Mikhi is struggling with the same problem as last season: inconsistency. He was good in the last two matches but apparently was dog shit in this one.
He can be inconsistent within the course of a single match, never mind from one match to the next one. He had some very good moments in the last two matches but also some poor ones. In last night's game, I don't think he hit either extreme. He just had a quiet 45 minutes, as part of a generally lacklustre team performance.
He wasn't anywhere as bad last night as this thread makes it seem. Some really weird posters on here.
Our best player in pre-season so far alongside Rashford.
Our best player in pre-season so far alongside Rashford.
Oh yes for sure. But atleast its good when he has a goal/assist to paper over the rest of the game! He is currently the most questionable Jose signing till now (a title Lindelof may soon take over though).
RedRom?
Playing him on the right wing against an athletic fullback, yes he will struggle.
Mkhi needs to play as the AMC to get the best out of him.
He struggled even more as Darmian didn't support him at all, only when Valencia came on did we start to see them get some team work going.
Mkhi needs to play as the AMC to get the best out of him.
He struggled even more as Darmian didn't support him at all, only when Valencia came on did we start to see them get some team work going.
Close, and Lingard too, but the two I previously mentioned have been clearly a level above.
Well this is the season he'll need to step up, no doubt about it. I never make definitive judgements about new signings during their debut season, far too many examples of top class players who only come good in their second and subsequent seasons.
Some of you have an agenda or being hysterical teenagers. Take an example from me. I never criticize United players in their threads. Never did on Martial, Lingard, Smalling Fellaini, Pogba, etc. wtf is wrong with you guys? Let the player prove his worth and don't do knee jerk reaction after 45 minutes of a friendly game.
Welcome to the Caf.
Better get used to it, or you might aswell stay out of the player performance forums
What exactly did he do that was good?
You really wouldn't need to ask that if you watched his full performances over the pre-season games. But; he showed tremendous acceleration and vision, assisted and scored multiple goals, created openings for a couple of other chances, maintained great balance during quick transitions with sharp touches.
I'm not sure what else you're looking for at this stage. Yeah he lost possession a couple of times because he spent too long on the ball in the centre of the park. Hardly a catastrophe.
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