Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Armenia international Mkhitaryan, 28, has also been linked with moves to Inter Milan and former club Borussia Dortmund.

Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour at Old Trafford and would be allowed to leave if a respectable offer comes United's way.

Manchester United have launched a sensational attempt to try and sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal ahead of rivals Manchester City.

Inter Milan are closely monitoring Gerard Deulofeu's situation at Barcelona having ruled out a move for Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan started for Manchester United in their 2-0 win over Derby County in the FA Cup but was replaced by Romelu Lukaku after the first half.

Manchester United were hoping to use Inter Milan's interest in Henrikh Mkhitaryan to sign Joao Mario, who has struggled for game time under Spalletti.

Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti does not fear losing any of his players during the January window despite Ivan Perisic and Joao Mario's links with Manchester United.

Inter are interested in signing Mata on a free transfer when his Red Devils contract expires in the summer.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho having been left out of six of United's last 10 league games.

Jose Mourinho is keen to add more potency to Manchester United's attack and has turned his attention to Dybala after ending interest in Griezmann.

Armenia international Henrikh Mkhitaryan has fallen out of favour with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and is expected to be sold in January.

Mkhitaryan's future has been the subject of intense speculation as a result of his failure to nail down a place in Jose Mourinho's plans at Old Trafford.

Matteo Darmian and Daley Blind struggled in Manchester United's Carabao Cup defeat to Bristol City on Wednesday. The duo have not travelled with the squad to face Foxes.

Mkhitaryan enjoyed an explosive start to the season, laying on five assists for his teammates in the opening three matches of the season.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has struggled to impress in recent months and his dip in form has forced Jose Mourinho to drop him from Manchester United's squad in the last few matches.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba could both start for Manchester United against Bristol City in their Carabao Cup quarter-final clash on Wednesday.

Manchester United are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl and could use Henrikh Mkhitaryan to try and facilitate a deal.

United boss Jose Mourinho has hinted that he could let Mkhitaryan leave the club in January after growing frustrated with his poor form.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been left out of United's 18-man squad for seven of their last eight matches and is out of favour at the club.

Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan has not made it to the squad in seven out of the last eight games played in all competitions.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims the club have never been approached by Manchester United regarding a deal for Mesut Ozil and believes the player will stay until the summer.

Mkhitaryan has been left out in the cold by Mourinho in recent weeks and is said to be of interest to Inter boss Luciano Spalletti.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says his other attacking options are more deserving of a first-team role than Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is yet to register an assist for Manchester United in all competitions since the end of August. He has managed to score two goals in the process.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hopes dropping Henrikh Mkhitaryan from his first-team will fire up the attacking midfielder.

Jose Mourinho insists the decision to drop Henrikh Mkhitaryan from his squad for the 4-1 win over Newcastle was motivated by a desire to pair Marcus Rashford with Anthony Martial.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan registered five assists in the first three league games. Since then, he has not registered a single assist in all competitions, while managing to score twice.

United eased to a 4-1 win away in Russia with the Frenchman on the score sheet.

The Armenia international has provided five assists in three games so far this term.

United re-signed Ibrahimovic after his contract expired earlier in the summer.