5 Premier League players who have had disappointing starts to the season

#2 Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Mkhitaryan has struggled to even make the bench in recent games

Prior to joining Manchester United, Henrikh Mkhitaryan was a formidable goal threat for Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund, scoring an impressive 85 goals in 6 seasons.

However, the attacking spark provided by the Armenian winger has petered out considerably since he joined Manchester United and a mixture of injuries and a lack of playing time have meant that he has not been at his best for the Red Devils.

The Armenian midfielder began the season in impressive form, with five assists in his first three games. Since then his form has dipped considerably, and he has been forced out of the first-team by manager Jose Mourinho. Mkhitaryan's form is currently so bad that he has failed to even make the bench in the last two games in the Premier League.

United are currently the closest club to Manchester City in the table and trail the league leaders by 8 points. Should they win the Manchester derby on Sunday, they could close the gap to 5 points and put some serious pressure on their local rivals.

They will need their attacking players to step up and Mkhitaryan may get a chance to prove his critics wrong.