Manchester United ace Henrikh Mkhitaryan says there is more to come from him and Paul Pogba
Red Devils star reveals his happiness at Old Trafford as he asks for fans to have patience with French team-mate
MANCHESTER UNITED star Henrikh Mkhitaryan says there is still a lot more to come from himself and Paul Pogba.
The Armenian international is finally beginning to impress after a subdued start to life at Old Trafford following his £26million move from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
Mkhitaryan will be hoping to help United collect all three points at Leicester City on Sunday, and speaking ahead of the clash, he revealed how his mental toughness helped him through his tricky beginning.
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He told Sky Sports: ";I really enjoy my life in Manchester, my training, my games, everything.
"I have settled very well and I'm working very hard to get better because I know I can do more.
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"Coming to Manchester, maybe I didn't show all my potential but in every game I'm trying to do my best because it's very important for me, the fans and the club. Maybe in some games it doesn't work, but I still keep working and trying to improve.
"You cannot always have good times in your life. Sometimes you have black days and maybe I wasn't expecting that but I was ready because I had such a situation in Dortmund already.
"Everything comes from your mind. You have to push yourself to get things going in your direction. If you are stubborn, nothing will help. If you are sad, nothing will help. You have to keep positive and to work very well for your next chance.
"The players are very friendly and you can settle very quickly here because everyone tries to help you. The club tries to find solutions if you have any problems so I think coming here after just one or two months I already felt I was part of Manchester."
Mkhitaryan was not the only big name arrival at United last summer.
Jose Mourinho also brought in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and splashed a world-record £89m on Pogba.
Ibrahimovic and Bailly have both hit the ground running with the Red Devils, but Pogba has not yet managed to hit top gear.
Mkhitaryan, however, feels people are expecting too much of the French international midfielder and says he will soon reach his full level.
Mkhitaryan added: "He has a very big potential and I know he is able to do it much better because he is able to do it and he has showed us quite a lot,"
"He needs a little bit more time to adapt because it's not very easy to be worth £89m.
"For him, it is a little bit hard because he is still 23 years old and maybe he is thinking he needs to do more than he's doing but I know with the manager he is going to find the solution to solve it and he's trying to do it already.
"Maybe people are waiting for something extraordinary from him, some miracles, but everyone has to know he's a football player, a human being, so he just has to play the way he can play and he will do better."