The Armenian was not at his imperious best as Manchester United dismantled the Eagles on Saturday.
Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been in outstanding form in the early weeks of the campaign, but fatigue appeared to catch up with him as he struggled to make an impact against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
That did not stop United running out 4-0 winners, but after impressing away to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League last week, the Armenian international looked like he needed to put his feet up.
There is nothing wrong with that. After all, the play-maker has started all but one of United’s matches this season, and that was the EFL Cup third round clash with Burton Albion.
In that time Mkhitaryan has scored two goals and set up six more and if he continues in that kind of form he could get close to the figures that earned him his move from Borussia Dortmund to Old Trafford in the first place.
On Saturday, Mkhitaryan was replaced shortly after the hour-mark by Jesse Lingard and United boss Jose Mourinho will now be hoping he does not pick up an injury while on international duty with Armenia.
Better still, he will be hoping the player gets some rest, not that it is likely given his importance for both club and country.
After the Palace match we took to Twitter to see what United fans thought of Mkhitaryan’s performance and you can read a selection of what we found below:
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