JOSE MOURINHO has thrown up some surprises with his first Premier League teamsheet with Manchester United.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the £26.3million playmaker, starts on the bench at Bournemouth, whilst there are places for the much maligned Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata.
Mkhitaryan was expected to make his debut in midfield – after being directly involved in 49 of Dortmund’s goals last season.
United fans have reacted with shock at the first side – which doesn’t feature Paul Pogba who misses out through suspension.
First, there was the shock at the Armenian's absence.
The shock then turned to anger when Fellaini's name was seen.
FELLAINI?!?!!!?
— Alexander Tejmark (@ATejmark) August 14, 2016
Fellaini still starts for Man United
— 4Tune (@4TuneMusic) August 14, 2016
Mata was substituted by Mourinho in the Community Shield - after coming on as a sub - but is included in the starting line-up to complete the trio of surprises.
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Jose has certainly thrown a curveball - here's the full team's for today's game.
Bournemouth: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Surman, Arter, Daniels, Wilson, Smith, King, Cook, Ibe
Man United: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Fellaini, Herrera, Mata, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic
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