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Published 17:33 27 Oct 2016 BST
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"Jose Mourinho's man-management deserted him on Wednesday night and his treatment of Mkhitaryan was humiliating," Luckhurst writes.
"He knew the photographers would capture him arriving at The Lowry and, an avid Instagrammer who is seldom seen without a phone inside the hotel's plush bar area, Mourinho would not have had to look far to read about the clamour among United supporters to restore Mkhitaryan to the squad."Luckhurst goes on to write that Mkhitaryan's quiet nature could be counting against him.
"Mkhitaryan is an introvert and a polyglot, fluent in Armenian, Russian, French, German, Portuguese and English, a gift he harnessed due to a peripatetic upbringing owed to his late father Hamlet's stint at two French clubs and Mkhitaryan's own itinerant playing career. He is one of the more articulate United squad members. "Only Mourinho would appear currently to value character over talent. Lingard is an intuitive footballer bolstered by an extroverted personality with his Instagram Stories, Snapchats and Dabbing. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the front to mock City fans when he is living up to that 'Ibras**tovic' moniker English fans once dubbed him...Morgan Schneiderlin, another reserved personality, has barely had a kick this season and appeared for the first time in four weeks as a substitute against City."This frustrating scenario could drag on further as it appears Mkhitaryan has a lot to do to convince Mourinho he's worthy of even a place on the bench.

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