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Jose Mourinho reveals rocky relationship with Henrikh Mkhitaryan when star first joined Man United

JOSE MOURINHO has revealed how his relationship with Henrikh Mkhitaryan was initially rocky after the midfielder joined Manchester United last year.

The Armenian had a difficult first season at Old Trafford but has played a key role in Uniteds impressive start to the new campaign. Mourinho has been happy with Mkhitaryans improved performances this season.

Mkhitaryans lowest point of his first season was in the Manchester derby. Mkhitaryan has provided half of Uniteds assists in their first two Premier League games this season – setting up four goals already, compared to just one last term.

And Mourinho has revealed how this is the result of an improved relationship between manager and player. Mourinho said: "I think he (Mkhitaryan) understands me and to be honest I understand him.

"At the start of last season if he understands me better he would have started better. "If I understand him better probably I would help him in a faster way than I did.

"But we have spent our time together, I know him well, he knows me well and the second part of the season was good for him and with his talent I believe his season will be even better.

Mkhitaryan has played a key role in Uniteds blistering start to the new season. Mkhitaryan arrived at United with a big reputation after joining on a four-year deal from Borussia Dortmund for a fee believed to be £30million.

He was considered one of the Bundesligas most potent attacking midfielders, having scored 41 goals in 140 appearances for Dortmund.

But he was initially held back by Mourinho, who felt he was not ready for the Premier League and only performed well in the Europa League.

Mkhitaryans scorpion-kick goal against Sunderland was the highlight of a disappointing first season. The 28-year-old suffered the shame of being hauled off at half-time during the Manchester derby, as United trailed City 2-1, last September.

He was not even used as a substitute in the next eight league matches, a period in the wilderness that lasted nearly three months. This season Mkhitaryan has started in Uniteds opening two league games, both of which have been won 4-0.

Mkhitaryan now looks like the creative force United hoped they had signed last year. And while the Armenia captain is yet to score, he has already provided four assists – compared to just one in 24 appearances last season.

Premier League stats also show that Mkhitaryan has averaged 51. 1 passes per match this season, compared to 32. Mourinho also revealed he has greater faith in Anthony Martial this season.

The French winger was told by Mourinho he was failing to take his first team chances last term. But this season Martial has come on and scored in both games and is pushing for a start against Leicester on Saturday.

Anthony Martial celebrates scoring Uniteds fourth goal at Swansea.

Mourinho revealed his relationship with Martial has improved this season. Mourinho said: "When you have some talents you cannot waste it.

"I think when you are blessed with that talent, you have to exploit it and not be happy with just glimpses of that talent. "Im not going to change, I want more and more and more from him.

"He understands me better too and the personal relationship is good. "I dont think that's fundamental but its an added good thing to have a good relationship, so, again, Anthony I hope is going to be better this season than last.

Meanwhile, Mourinho also revealed that Wayne Rooney rang him the night before he announced his retirement from international football to tell him of his decision.

The United boss said: "He told me the night before, I am nobody to agree or disagree, I just listen to his reasons and I understand his reasons. He has done it for Everton and for his family.".

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Annulment or De Facto Relationship? - Duration: 9:13.

Annulment or De Facto Relationship?

When I do an assessment of a potential partner visa applicant, I always feel a sense of relief

for the client (and yes, also for us at Down Under

Visa) when I see they have an uncomplicated life

and are both legally free to marry.

And I always feel sorry for them when I see that the Filipina lady

is still legally married because that means they have some work and some stress ahead

of them before they can start work on that partner

visa or prospective marriage visa.

Why is it a problem when a Filipina is still married?

Clearly when someone is still married, they can't just go and marry again.

That's called bigamy, and it's a crime in Philippines as well as

in Australia.

And in Philippines, unlike Australia, dissolving a marriage through a no-fault divorce is not

just a walk in the park.

Australia?

One grounds!

Incompatibility!

One proof?

Be apart for 12 months!

Get an easy "divorce kit" from the Family Court and you can do

it yourself.

I did!

Hearing took five minutes.

Thump of the gavel and it was done.

Philippines?

There are two countries remaining in the world that have no legal divorce.

The Philippines and Vatican City.

Even conservative old Ireland as taken that plunge.

Personally?

I well understand the motivation.

Marriage has become a disposable arrangement in most of the world.

Toss it away when "the magic has gone out of it" rather than knuckling down and working

at it.

I'm glad that my wife and myself are believers

in hanging on no matter what, because I know we can

survive whatever comes around the corner.

However I also well and truly understand that we all

want a soul mate, and being trapped in a loveless marriage or where the husband ran off years

before and there's no chance in him returning, well sure.

Everyone is entitled to happiness, and you can only truly sort out marriage problems

if BOTH parties are prepared to work at it.

Can't do much on your own.

One of the issues here is that young men act like young men everywhere, and here they refuse

to wear condoms.

Babies happen to couples who are not ready and definitely not committed, and

there is many a rush-marriage.

Basically, they "settle" rather than choosing wisely.

The young man decides he has more drinking and hanging-around

to do, so he takes off.

The single mum you meet has a remaining legal marriage to this

dropkick, and you are stuck with a large obstacle to

your own happiness.

And as I explained, no no-fault divorce!

Annulment in the Philippines.

Easy?

I'm sure annulments are described by many a four-letter word, but I doubt if "easy"

is often one of them.

Annulments are hard slog.

I've explained in detail in other articles about the overall basis of

annulling a marriage before, but in short it means this:

A marriage is a contract between two people that requires a commitment to a lifelong exclusive

relationship.

Like all contracts, they require that all parties to that contract understand fully

what they are committing to.

This is why you can get a drunk person or a 12 year old child to sign a

contract, because they don't understand what they are committing to.

Annulments are "a loophole" in the system basically.

If you can establish that one or both parties were psychologically incapable of understanding

the commitment they were asked to undertake when they walked down the aisle, the court

can declare the marriage annulled on that basis.

So definitely not a rubber stamp.

The Family Code of the Philippines is there to preserve the Filipino

marriage as the basis of a stable society, and they therefore don't let them go easily.

The annulment attorney needs to establish a strong

case, and then present it to the Filipino court

system.

Hard work!

A lot of evidence to gather.

Psychological reports.

The works!

Several hearings.

And all via a busy court system with judges who seem

to go on holidays and attend seminars a lot.

Some of the attorneys like to promise 6 months,

and some will present the client with different fees for

different lengths of time.

I'm sure there must be something against the rules about that.

Invariably we get a lot of frustrated clients who hope

like crazy that Down Under Visa have a solution to the

hole they find themselves in.

Do we have a solution to long annulments?

We have no way of getting involved in the court system, sorry to say.

The court system is how it is, and other than speedy no-fault divorces I

don't see that Australia has anything better.

They exist to see justice done, and that takes precedence

over convenience and always will.

The only real option to annulment is to consider a de facto relationship and applying for a

partner visa on that basis.

Fortunately that option is there, and if you find your annulment dragging it may

well stand as a realistic option for you.

De facto relationship partner visas

It's actually the same visa as a standard partner visa, ie. a Subclass 820 onshore partner

visa or a Subclass 309 offshore partner visa which is

applied-for in Philippines.

The only difference is that it's based on an established de facto relationship

instead of based on a marriage.

And when I say "established", I mean ESTABLISHED!

It's not a visa to commence a de facto relationship, especially for those who think it's a way

of avoiding a lifelong commitment.

The commitment comes first, and the visa application happens second!

Again, I've written lots of articles on the topic of establishing

a de facto relationship.

If you are already in one and have been in one for 12

months or more?

Great!

If you are almost there?

We can give you guidance to ensure you have a

solid case which the Embassy or Department will

accept.

What if you haven't even started?

Never lived together at all?

All is not lost.

But you need to accept that it will take time, and you will need

to be prepared to make effort and make changes in your

lifestyle, and you need to truly be prepared to take the plunge and to start living a truly

shared-life with your partner and to live as if you were

married but without the piece of paper that makes it all

legal.

It's going to take a year to do this, but if it looks like the annulment will take longer,

what do you have to lose?

And if you still wish to marry, good news is that you can get a divorce for a Filipino

marriage in Australia later and then marry in Australia.

Yes, it can be done.

I did it myself, and it was no harder than any other Australian divorce.

So let us know if you find yourselves stuck in the annulment cycle and can see no easy

end, and be prepared for some work with some solid

guidance and a definite light at the end of the tunnel.