Manchester United fans in the Transfer Tavern are growing a little nervous ahead of their EFL Cup final clash with Southampton on Sunday.
Although the Red Devils enter the final as firm favourites, Jose Mourinho has confirmed they will be without summer signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan due to injury.
BREAKING NEWS: @ManUtd manager Jose Mourinho confirms Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss Sunday’s EFL Cup final against @SouthamptonFC. #SSNHQ
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 24, 2017
Team-mates Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney will both be available, but that hasn’t eased the concerns of United patrons in the Tavern this afternoon, who rate the Armenian assassin as one of their most important attacking players.
BREAKING NEWS: Mourinho says Wayne Rooney & Michael Carrick will be available to face @SouthamptonFC at Wembley. #SSNHQ
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) February 24, 2017
After a difficult start to his Old Trafford career, Mkhitaryan has been in fantastic form of late, notching up three goals and two assists in his last six appearances across all competitions.
But more than simply output, the former Borussia Dortmund star has emerged as United’s biggest asset on the counter-attack, eating up ground with his penetrative pace and renowned dribbling ability.
Mourinho has plenty of options to fall back on, not least including the aforementioned Rooney, but United fans in the Tavern and on Twitter are gutted for the 28-year-old – and worried about how his absence will affect their side’s chances on Sunday.
Looks like Mkhitaryan only player out for sunday, gutted.
— Yaseen. (@YaseenR7) February 24, 2017
Mkhitaryan is out for the final.
— Indranil (@IndrAnilDey_) February 24, 2017
Fs had to be Mkhitaryan injured for sunday. Our best attacker aswell
— ᴸ B*Kᴸ (@Bakhtiyar98_) February 24, 2017
Im not fully confident with the final Sunday.. Southampton are a tough team.. and mkhi is a big loss.. but we should win if we turn up #mufc
— @MR_XMG (@MR_XMG) February 24, 2017
Glad Carrick is fit but gutted Mkhi misses out also good to hear that sounds like Phil Jones isn’t to far away from returning l
— Man Utd News (@RooVanMataZaj) February 24, 2017
Mkhi out of final
— Charlie. (@UtdCharliee) February 24, 2017
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