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Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the star of the show as Manchester United thrash Swansea City

HENRIKH MKITARYAN was the star of the show as Manchester United thumped Swansea City on Saturday.

After a tricky start to life in the North West last season the Armenian appears to be firmly finding his feet at Old Trafford.

 Henrikh Mkhitaryan stole the show as Manchester United thumped Swansea on Saturday
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan stole the show as Manchester United thumped Swansea on SaturdayCredit: Getty
 The Armenian winger grabbed his third and fourth assists of the season against the Swans
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The Armenian winger grabbed his third and fourth assists of the season against the SwansCredit: Reuters

His performance in the 4-0 demolition of the Swans capped a fine display that saw him top the Dream Team ratings of those on show.

He underlined his man of the match effort by adding another two assists to his stats.

And that took his tally to four for the season, already three more than he registered in the Premier League during his first campaign.

Afterwards, Mkhitaryan was keen to point out the efforts of his colleagues.

He told Sky Sports: “It was a tough game, especially in the first half.

“We had passion, we did what we had to do. The second half became much easier because they played with more defenders and that left space.

 Mkhitaryan was the man of the match during the demolition job
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Mkhitaryan was the man of the match during the demolition jobCredit: Rex Features
 The former Borussia Dortmund ace is finally finding his feet at Old Trafford
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The former Borussia Dortmund ace is finally finding his feet at Old TraffordCredit: Rex Features

“Team spirit. We also have a little luck with the chances we are creating.”

But he was not the only star of the show in South Wales.

Paul Pogba also scored himself an eight after bagging his second goal of the season.

 Jose Mourinho will be delighted with the display from his men
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Jose Mourinho will be delighted with the display from his menCredit: Rex Features
 Eric Bailly also bagged himself a rating of eight after notching his first-ever league goal
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Eric Bailly also bagged himself a rating of eight after notching his first-ever league goalCredit: Rex Features
 Paul Pogba was another star performer as the Red Devils ran riot
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Paul Pogba was another star performer as the Red Devils ran riotCredit: Reuters

And defender Eric Bailly, who netted his first-ever league goal, also bagged himself an eight.

Here’s how both sets of players fared:

SWANSEA (3-5-2): Fabianski 5; Fernandez 5, Bartley 7. Mawson 5; Naughton 6, Fer 6, Mesa 6, Carroll 5, Olsson 6; Ayew 7, Abraham 5.

SUBS: Narsingh 5, Routledge 5, McBurnie 5.

MAN.UTD (4-3-3) De Gea 6; Valencia 7, Jones 7, Bailly 8, Blind 7; Mata 7, Matic 7, Pogba 8; Mkhitaryan 8, Lukaku 7, Rashford 7.

SUBS: Martial 7, Herrera 6, Fellaini 6.

DREAM TEAM STAR MAN: MKHITARYAN



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