Ander Herrera was largely overlooked by Louis van Gaal over the past two years, which is a shame, as when he was given a consecutive run of games, he tended to do well.

Under Jose Mourinho, Herrera has played in a deeper role for Manchester United. The player has spoken in more detail about his new position to MUTV.

I had to do a different role in the team and I think I can be important there for the manager. I have spoken with the manager and we are agreed with that, that I can be an important player for the team and that I can help the team in that position. I think I can win a lot of balls back for the team. My instinct is to try to win the ball back for the team as quickly as possible.

I felt really, really good and not only with the ball, but also without it. The team was very compact, you can feel that always you are pressing the ball when you have two or three team-mates close to you, helping you, so I want to keep doing the same and helping the team.