Some Manchester United fans pleaded with Ander Herrera to return to the club after the Spaniard said that United “will always be my club in England” when he sent a congratulatory message to his former manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Bielsa’s Leeds were confirmed as Championship champions on Saturday and will play in England’s First Division for the first time in 16 years next season. The two sides have not met since 2011 when United were victorious in a League Cup tie at Elland Road.
Bielsa coached the former United Herrera midfielder during his time at Athletic Bilbao and the now Paris Saint-Germain midfielder shelved his loyalty to United to congratulate his former boss on Twitter.
“MUFC will always be my team in England, but aside from the rivalries, I want to congratulate Bielsa and his honest and always attractive football. I am very happy for you, Marcelo,” wrote Herrera.
Current United striker Marcus Rashford also tweeted that he was happy to see Leeds back in the Premier League, but he soon deleted his post following supporters’ reaction.
United fans had a different reaction to Herrera’s tweet, filling their responses with requests for him to join the club. The 30-year-old left last summer and some supporters believe it was a wrong decision to allow him to leave.
Herrera told the Athletic last month he believes United has three players capable of leading a title challenge for United in the future.
“They [Rashford and Martial] they have the quality of being among the top 10 in the world, “he said.” But they have to do it for a long time and continue like this. It’s the same for Paul [Pogba]. Rashford is on his way to do it. And Paul can be the best midfielder in the world if he keeps playing those games where we are all amazed by him.
“But keeping it at that level is the most difficult thing in football. To keep it from Sunday to Wednesday, Saturday, all the time.
“If those three can do that, Manchester United will win the Premier League soon, for sure.”
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