Mourinho hails Mkhitaryan, Bailly after win over Wigan

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Mourinho hails Mkhitaryan, Bailly after win over Wigan

Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has spoken of his delight with his new signings, after Saturday’s pre-season friendly against Wigan.
Will Keane and Andreas Pereira scored for the Red Devils, but Mourinho was full of praise for Mkhitaryan, who made his debut for the club following his move from Borussia Dortmund.

“[Henrikh] Mkhitaryan is a top-class player and currently at the best stage for a footballer – 27/28 years old. He is magnificent the way he thinks about football, he thinks very quickly and it’s so sweet how he touches the ball,” Mourinho told MUTV.

“He can play in different positions behind the striker. He doesn’t have the sharpness yet but his performance was very positive.

“With Eric [Bailly] the way the fans showed how much they liked his performance when I changed him is enough. Of course he is a very young boy coming from a very different environment, but you could see what he is at this moment.

“I will give him everything to try to make him better and better like I did with other central defenders I’ve had in my hands. He has showed the potential we saw when we decided to buy him.”