[Ekeke]

He's an absolutely perfect foil for Pogba. Everything he might lack at times - work rate, defensive responsibility, keeping things simple, etc. - Ander makes up for with doing twice as much as most midfielders. And where Ander is a little less than perfect in his physicality, Pogba is strong and good in the air.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

100% should be our captain.

 

[#07]

Whoever is doing the contracts at United need to explain how players like Fellaini and Smalling have got new deals but Herrera hasn't. Every season he's been at United he's been dropped, unfairly, and every season he's fought back to become a starting XI player. Seems mad that we'd let someone who does so much work for us in midfield walk away for nothing next summer.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

That's a 52m on Fred down the drain that could have been spent on a CD, FB or RW.

 

[Sylar]

100% should be our captain.

Agree

 

[Canagel]

No surprise that is shining in a pressing team.

The man was a beast for a Bielsa team.

He was in the midfield that outclassed us in 2012. Really has been misused by two negative managers.

 

[Foxbatt]

Very underrated player. He did the unnoticed stuff today so that they other players can play. He covered a lot and was always free.

 

[Ekeke]

Very underrated player. He did the unnoticed stuff today so that they other players can play. He covered a lot and was always free.

Always does. Even in the Mourinho and LVG teams where most players lacked movement, he would pass and make a move forward to free up space or to receive it so our players always had options

 

[diarm]

I thought he was superb today, especially in the first half. He was popping up with key plays at both ends of the field and was the key link man between defence and attack.

Him and Matic playing like that with any 3 of the attackers we have plus Pogba given licence to attack freely ahead of them is going to give us good football to watch.

 

[Rozay]

Equilibrium.

 

[WR10]

Intelligence and perfect positioning allows Matic and Pogba offensive freedom. I give him huge praise for allowing Matic to roam forward and pull off 3 lethal forward passes

 

[Anustart89]

I love how him taking up the RB position in the build-up allows the RB to go high up the pitch and overload that right side (or create space for the RW if he wants to come inside). Gives us so much fluidity in attack and messes up the opponents' defensive plans since they never know if it's going to be Lingard, Young or Herrera providing the final ball from that area around the right corner of the 18 yard box.

 

[Kag]

Something that has been consistent from the beginning of his time here is that our team has always, generally, performed better when Herrera is in the team.

 

[Tiber]

I love him. Was seriously pissed when he was passed over for Captain .... especially for flipping Valencia

Something that has been consistent from the beginning of his time here is that our team has always, generally, performed better when Herrera is in the team.

This is so true

 

[sveisa]

Seems mad that we'd let someone who does so much work for us in midfield walk away for nothing next summer.

Do we have a one-year extension?

 

[#07]

Do we have a one-year extension?

I think we triggered it last season.

 

[Still ill]

Watch him shine now.

 

[Still ill]

Watch him shine now.

I think I'll just go round all the player performance threads posting this.

 

[Camy89]

Always rated him, never understood why he rarely got game time with Mourinho.

He's always loved the club and shows real leadership, he's passionate and always up for a big game. As said previously, he does a lot of unnoticed work but jesus he's good at it.

This Matic, Pogba, Herrera trio is working. Matic is now able to roam forward and he's got some pinpoint passes on him.

 

[K2K]

He was in the midfield that outclassed us in 2012. Really has been misused by two negative managers.

Tore us apart in both legs.

His contract is running down. We need to work on that. Lovely player.

 

[The United]

He is a very intelligent player.

Only if he has a better and consistent passing range, he would be a top top midfielder.

The only thing that annoys me a tad is sometimes he was guilty of passing backwards while he should have looked around a bit more to see there was no one around him and he could pass forwards to speed things up.

 

[roonster09]

He should start every game. He is such a good player and should have played lot more than he did.

He is probably the best crosser in the team. Defensively he is great and then decent to good at everything. As usual his work rate is immense.

Also he has scored or assisted in all 3 games under Ole.

 

[ravi2]

100% should be our captain.

Agree

Herrera has always been one of our most dedicated players and he loves the club and gets what it means to be a united player.
He does a lot of little things that go unnoticed during a match and makes players around him better.

Making him captain would be a fantastic move by ole, I hope it happens.

 

[prath92]

He was in the midfield that outclassed us in 2012. Really has been misused by two negative managers.

Not really. He has actually been used well by both lvg and Mourinho. His best scoring season came under lvg for instance

 

[haram]

Not really. He has actually been used well by both lvg and Mourinho. His best scoring season came under lvg for instance

He also won player of the year under Jose...

 

[Snow]

Not really. He has actually been used well by both lvg and Mourinho. His best scoring season came under lvg for instance

For the most part yes but he hasn't been starting the seasons in the starting lineup. He's always had to work his way into it and every year when he does we're happy that he's "back".

Spain could have used him more. They've played some midfielders ahead of him because of their club rather than need. He's a victim of being born close to some greats but he's got less caps than Dani Ceballos, Rodri, Ascensio.

 

[Patrick08]

Man he can pass as well, if there is willingness to pass it forward and movement around him.

He's our Darren Fletcher at the moment.

 

[Slevs]

My favorite player at the club.

 

[dogwithabone]

Very good player but too many false starts. You wait, he will be crap for a couple of games soon, then get dropped and we start again ... and again ....

 

[gajender]

Very good player but too many false starts. You wait, he will be crap for a couple of games soon, then get dropped and we start again ... and again ....

Absolutely spot on there is tendency in our fan base to absolve certain players for their poor form whenever they have decent spell of good form, Herrera is decent squad player but if are relying on him for extended period we would more often than not be disappointed.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

Man he can pass as well, if there is willingness to pass it forward and movement around him.

He's our Darren Fletcher at the moment.

Fletcher had much better and more accurate passing range.

I think Herrera can do a good job at right back if given a spell there. His tendency to make the early cross is my favorite attribute.

 

[Slevs]

Absolutely spot on there is tendency in our fan base to absolve certain players for their poor form whenever they have decent spell of good form, Herrera is decent squad player but if are relying on him for extended period we would more often than not be disappointed.

He's someone that will consistently give you 6-7 rated performances. Yeah he'll have a bad game every now and then but we don't have anyone that can press the ball and pass it quickly at the same time like Ander.

 

[Slevs]

Fletcher had much better and more accurate passing range.

I think Herrera can do a good job at right back if given a spell there. His tendency to make the early cross is my favorite attribute.

Nah man, he often gets beaten for pace when he's occupying the right back position. I wouldn't want him there, his main attribute (pressing) is also lost there.

 

[kafta]

Great contribution under ole. Definite starter now.

Took ole 3 days to figure out Herrera Matic Pogba is our best midfield

 

[dogwithabone]

He's someone that will consistently give you 6-7 rated performances. Yeah he'll have a bad game every now and then but we don't have anyone that can press the ball and pass it quickly at the same time like Ander.

Maybe we don’t but it doesn’t make him the long term answer. He’s in his 30th year and you wonder at what point those 6’s and 7’s out of 10 will become 7’s and 8’s.

 

[Crackers]

He's had a Herrerasance as of late. He really is the perfect partner for Pogba. His recent form makes LVG and Mou look even more stupid.

 

[bond19821982]

Yet another position where we can certainly do with an upgrade and he can stay as a squad option.Not really an immediate need though.

 

[Garethw]

That's a 52m on Fred down the drain that could have been spent on a CD, FB or RW.

It’s looking that way.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Boy can cross. But we already knew that. The 3 man midfield where Pogba goes left and Herrera right really does get the best out of everyone whilst outnumbering the defence. We saw similar in the 2nd half of LVGs first season, except it was Fellaini instead of Pogba attacking wide left, but it was difficult to deal with.

Hopefully we stick with It. Everytime it worked under LvG and then Mourinho, they would undo it, drop our best presser of the ball, go back to a 2 man midfield and then be bemused why we were overrun.

 

[Edgar Allan Pillow]

The 3 man midfield where Pogba goes left and Herrera right really does get the best out of everyone whilst outnumbering the defence.

Moving Young to right helped a lot. Overlapping full back is essential to stretching a defense. Before we we're one dinensional and only attacked left wing, but now it's easy to switch flannks and more options to advance.