Jose Mourinho was again left to laud Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the wake of his starring performance on Thursday night.

The Manchester United attacking midfielder opened his scoring account for the club in the 2-0 win over Zorya in the Europa League.

Mkhitaryan has produced some impressive displays in the past few weeks and Mourinho is thrilled to see the former Borussia Dortmund man performing the way he is after a tough start to life in England.

"It was a strong mentality," said the boss when asked about Mkhitaryan's attitude.

"He was determined to fight against his difficult adaptation.

"He worked hard physically and tactically - the talent was there, we knew that when we bought him. Now he's playing good - in the Premier League, Europa League and EFL Cup, and now the goal means a little more happiness for him, so I'm very pleased."