A biography for Ander Herrerahasn’t been written yet.
“When you have a bad season, 75 percent is the responsibility of the players, I really think so.”
“In football, what today is black, tomorrow is white.”
“When I was playing for Real Zaragoza, I had the responsibility that I was playing for the club that I support and that I love. When I was playing for Athletic Bilbao, I was feeling the responsibility to play for the most special philosophy in the world, which is only playing Basque people.”
“Mourinho is a winner and will remain a winner.”
“This is Manchester United; we have the capacity to buy new players, we have the best players in the world. But I think it's good for me.”
“I have had the same shinpads since I was eight or nine years old. Everyone laughs in the dressing room because of them but I am superstitious with that.”
“I'm grateful to Van Gaal: he brought me to United and I played 71 games so I wouldn't say a bad word.”
“I used to play as a No. 10, in Bilbao, in most of the games, but when I came to United, when you come to one of the biggest clubs in the world, you realise that if you want to be a No. 10, you have to score 10, 12 goals per season.”
“I know it is difficult to play in a big club like Manchester United as a No. 10 because you know how many goals you have to score to play there. So I thought I had to add something to my game. I had to give more options to the manager.”
“My family is happy in Manchester, so I just try to give everything and put all my strength and effort to keep deserving to play for this club.”
“I love football. I love my profession. What I don't like is cases where owners prioritise their interests over the club's. Football can't be solely about profit. Look, no one's stupid: no one wants to lose money but nor should it be about people getting rich off people's dreams.”
“It is very important as a midfielder to score.”
“If I play well I'm not very, very happy and if I play badly I'm not very, very sad. I just try to keep my balance.”
“Everybody wants to help the team to score. I try.”
“But it's really nice to win a trophy and I think Manchester United always fight for titles and for trophies.”
“Every game gives you a new challenge, and new problems to solve.”
“I love football and I believe in fair play, both on and off the pitch.”
“In Spain, players have an official price tag, just like shirts hanging in a shop do.”
“When you've played at Manchester United, it's hard to go anywhere else.”
“I like Mourinho's sessions: very dynamic, always with the ball. There are no really long sessions or talks. He understands what a footballer needs: twenty minutes, that's it. No time to lose concentration.”