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Jose Mourinho backs departed star Henrikh Mkhitaryan to shine at Arsenal but insists he did not do enough to adapt at Manchester United

Jose Mourinho believes Henrikh Mkhitaryan can became a better player for Arsenal than he was at Manchester United, but claims the Armenian star could have done more to fit in at Old Trafford.

Mkhitaryan moved to the Emirates in a swap deal with Alexis Sanchez earlier this week just 18 months after joining United for £26million from Borussia Dortmund.

The 29-year-old was instrumental in United’s success in the Europa League last season, but there were reports that he did not see eye to eye with Mourinho over tactics and he was frozen out of the team in recent weeks.