Henrikh Mkhitaryan insists he has absolutely no issue with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.

The Armenian attacking midfielder arrived at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund to much fanfare in the summer.

However, the early part of his debut season certainly did not go to plan as he hardly featured for the Red Devils.

Over the past few weeks, Mkhitaryan has started to show why United paid at least £27million for his services in July and he admits that his belated beginning was not down to Mourinho not trusting his abilities.

"There was no bad relation with him [Mourinho], it was always good but the problem wasn't him, it was me," he told Sky Sports News HQ.

"Now I understand why I have got my chance and I will keep it, I will hold it, because it is very important for me to play, to be a part of Manchester United.

"I was thinking that I would be here as a starting line-up player but when I arrived I saw that there were 25 players fighting for their place and I understood that it wasn't going to be easy.

"I had a bad game against Manchester City but that is in the past so I kept working. I have done a great job to get my chance back and I think I did it a really long way until I start playing."