Hummels certain Mkhitaryan will ‘shine’ at Man Utd

Ian Watson

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: Starting to impress at Man Utd

Mats Hummels is “100 per cent sure” former team-mate Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be a success at Man Utd – if he is given the opportunity to show his quality.

Hummels played alongside Mkhitaryan at Borussia Dortmund before both moved on in the summer to Bayern Munich and United respectively.

Mkhitaryan has struggled to break into Jose Mourinho’s first XI during his first few months in England but the Armenian started to show his quality in cup competitions before being handed a rare Premier League start at Everton on Sunday.

Hummels is convinced Mkhitaryan will be a hit providing Mourinho continues to show faith in the £26.3million recruit.

“If you let him play, you will see how good he is,” Hummels said.

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“I am 100 per cent sure of this. He is one of the best I have played with. But if you can’t play, you can’t shine. It’s easy! It’s really easy!

“I saw part of the game against Feyenoord. I saw part of the game against West Ham. There he was – always good, as he is always when he is on the pitch.

“He played at that level (raises his hands) all of last year.”