Manchester United's Mkhitaryan will be fit for derby, confirms Jose Mourinho

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be fit for the Manchester derby on Saturday, Jose Mourinho has confirmed, Mirror  writes. Mkhitaryan was injured on international duty in their 3-0 loss to Czech Republic and returned to England early in a bid to regain fitness.

According to the source, he had earlier this week told Manchester United fans that he was still “not sure” if he would be fit for the derby despite his best efforts, but Mourinho has told MUTV that Mkhitaryan and fellow doubt Luke Shaw will both be available.

Mourinho confirmed that they have “no injuries” ahead of the derby. And on Mkhitaryan he said: “He is available. I'm not saying he's ready to play 90 minutes but he’s ready to try to help us.”