Wednesday 26 April 2017

Herrera as good as Kante

The midfielder received rave reviews for his performance against the Premier League leaders and can use that to inspire his team against rivals City

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Few teams have managed to contain Chelsea luminary Eden Hazard this season, nor conquered the atomic presence of PFA Player of the Year N'Golo Kante. Ander Herrera, however, succeeded in both in Manchester United's 2-0 Premier League victory over Antonio Conte's table-toppers last week.
The Spain international set up Marcus Rashford for United's first and scored the second, but most impressively smothered Hazard from start to finish and reduced the Belgian's impact in the 90 minutes to nil.
Herrera followed his Man of the Match performance against Chelsea with another majestic display in United's trip to Turf Moor, in which Jose Mourinho's side ran out 2-0 winners at Burnley. Again, the Spaniard made an assist, taking his total for the campaign to six - more than any other United player and the highest return of his career to date.
The 27-year-old is flourishing under Mourinho's guidance, and is presented with another opportunity on Thursday in the Manchester derby to further cement his status as a favourite at Old Trafford.
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"I am very thankful to Mourinho. This season has been the most regular one for me at the club and that is with Mourinho on the bench," Herrera recently commented. "I am very happy. He gave me, from the first day, a lot of confidence and he told me I was going to be an important player for him."
Herrera has what it means to be a Mourinho player. His tactical intelligence is coupled with a hard edge, while he is also predominant in United turning defence into attack. Often, it is Herrera who orchestrates the United midfield, positioning his team-mates and communicating throughout. Importantly, too, Herrera is a nuisance. While those associated with United admire the former Athletic midfielder greatly, those who go up against him have few nice things to say.
Few people will be able to predict the starting XI of both Manchester clubs ahead of Thursday's meeting, such is the incalculable nature of both Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. However, Herrera's importance to how United operate means he will almost certainly start in the middle of the pitch for the Old Trafford side, who are looking to overtake City in the Premier League table at the Etihad, should he be able to overcome his ankle injury.

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