MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho unexpectedly brought Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jesse Lingard into his starting XI for Saturday's hotly anticipated derby against Manchester City. Armenian playmaker Mkhitaryan has made his first start of the season for Manchester United in place of Anthony Martial in the Manchester derbyArmenian playmaker Mkhitaryan, a 26 million pounds ($34.5 million, 30.7 million euros) signing from Borussia Dortmund, made his first start of the season in place of Anthony Martial. Lingard replaced Juan Mata, having not played since scoring in United's 2-1 Community Shield win over Leicester City. United were otherwise unchanged from their 1-0 win at Hull City, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic up front and world-record 89 million pounds signing Paul Pogba in midfield. Both teams have won their first three games of the Premier League season, along with Chelsea.
Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2016 10:52 UTC