Following Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Southampton in the League Cup final, Ander Herrera says we deserved the win, particularly after all the points we’ve dropped against teams we’ve battered this season.

Southampton played very well but we have been looking for this the whole season. How many times have we played better than our opponents and had much more chances than our opponents, but didn’t win? I said that sooner or later, the goals will come and I think we were very, very clinical on Sunday. Sometimes, the badge wins games and this was an example of that.

After the FA Cup win 10 months ago, Herrera has reflected on how it feels to add another medal to his collection.

It’s a very nice feeling. Our second trophy of the season, my third with the club and all that’s happened to me in this stadium [Wembley] has been brilliant. Our fans have another trophy for our brilliant history so everything is good.

Herrera has sung the praises of Jose Mourinho, claiming that the manager has made the team winners, although they won’t settle at just one trophy this campaign.

I think one of the things Mourinho has brought to this club is he is a winner. He shared that with the group, with the team and with the squad. At this moment, it’s not very easy to beat us. We have to respect every opponent but the badge sometimes wins the game. We keep going. It’s our second title of the season but it’s not enough for us.

We are not having too much time to enjoy it with our people. We are playing every week now but have two days off as the manager understands perfectly what we need. Already, we have to focus on Bournemouth [Saturday’s visitors to Old Trafford] as we have to be in the top four. We want to play in the Champions League next season.