Mkhitaryan 'excited' at Man Utd improvement

The Armenian, who starred in the League Cup demolition of West Ham, has urged the Red Devils to carry that positive performance into Sunday's clash with Everton

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan was left excited by his and the team's display after putting in a Man of the Match performance in Manchester United's EFL Cup quarter-final victory over West Ham.

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The Armenia star arrived at Old Trafford among much fanfare in the close-season, but has largely found himself on the periphery of the first team at Old Trafford.

However, Mkhitaryan dazzled in last week's Europa League rout of Feyenoord and was once again in impressive form as United swept aside the Hammers 4-1 to seal a semi-final berth, with Hull City awaiting in the last four.

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The forward laid on assists for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial, who each scored twice, and was afforded a huge ovation from the home faithful when substituted for Marcus Rashford late in the game.
"I'm excited for the performance, I'm excited for my performance," Mkhitaryan told United's official website. "We've done a good job.

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"We've tried our best to win because the last game, on Sunday against West Ham, wasn't very good for us when we didn't win.
"But I think this time everything worked out and we're very pleased."