Henrikh Mkhitaryan will match the achievements of Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas if he bags an assist against Stoke City this weekend.

The Armenian has started the new season brilliantly, and has already set up five goals in just three matches as United have stormed to the top of the Premier League.

And it might just be set to get better, if he is to assist for a teammate as the Red Devils attempt to make it four wins in four on Saturday.

In Premier League history only Arsenal legend Henry and current Chelsea star Fabregas have recorded six assists in their first four appearances.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry bagged six assists in his first four games in 2004 (
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Henry kick-started the 2004 campaign with six assists in Arsenal's games against Everton, Middlesbrough, Blackburn and Norwich.

While Fabregas set up teammates six times in Chelsea's first four games against Burnley, Leicester City, Everton and Swansea City back in 2014.

Cesc Fabregas equalled Henry's stunning record for Chelsea in 2014 (
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So far this season Mkhitaryan has bagged two assists against West Ham in Manchester United's 4-0 win over Slaven Bilic's men on the opening day.

He followed this up with two more in the 4-0 win over Swansea City before setting up Marcus Rashford as the Red Devils beat Leicester City 2-0.

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