Phil Neville is of the belief that Henrikh Mkhitaryan should be a more regular starter for Manchester United.

The Armenian attacking midfielder laid on two assists in a Man of the Match performance in Wednesday night's 4-1 EFL Cup quarter-final win over West Ham United.

After the triumph, former United star Neville said on Sky Sports that he feels Jose Mourinho should now be handing more playing time to the £27million summer signing, who also impressed in the Europa League against Feyenoord last week.

"He has to start. The words that Jose Mourinho used after the match were his way of saying he actually trusts him a little bit more now," said Neville.

"He was fantastic, and what impresses me most is that he doesn't take more than one or two touches.

"He's infectious around [Wayne] Rooney, [Anthony] Martial, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, and he brings people into the game. I just think he has to start starting in Premier League games."