Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was not happy with questions about Henrikh Mkhitaryan before his side take on Basel in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

In a sight most United fans have wanted to see all season, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford both started for the Red Devils in the 4-1 win over Newcastle United last Saturday.

When asked why Mkhitaryan was excluded from the match, Mourinho sarcastically replied saying the football rules would have to be changed to allow every fit player in his side.

"There are always questions about somebody in a certain moment, a certain match and a certain period that didn't play," he said.

"The story is always the same. In some positions, when you don't have injuries, you have lots of options in other positions. In this moment, we have Pogba, Marouane Fellaini, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic and Scott McTominay so I can imagine, next week, you are going to ask - why is this player not playing?

"Micki is not playing because we had lots of options for that match. I decided to play Marcus Rashford and Martial together. For many weeks, the questions was - why do they not play together? Now the question is why is Micki not playing. The answer is every simple - until the international board change the rules, I can only start with 11!"