Ander Herrera

Herrera revealed he found his exit from United 'painful' as he expected an offer to extend his stay with the Red Devils, which coincided with FA Cup, ...

Three titles, player of the year and they didn't call me in the summer so I was feeling a little bit down.' 'I won the player of the season award from the fans and the club didn't call me in that summer to sign a new contract and they did with other players so that was painful for me. Herrera admitted that he was later offered a new deal at the club, but the damage had already been done for the midfielder by that point. 'I don't want to, it's not the moment to talk bad about anyone and I am not going to do it, but after my third season with the club I expected a little bit more from the club at that time. - But he wasn't offered a new contract and left the club for PSG in 2019 'I expected more': Ander Herrera breaks down in TEARS while discussing 'painful' Manchester United exit in 2019 after the club failed to offer him a new deal despite winning their Player of the Year award

The midfielder moved to Old Trafford from Athletic Bilbao in 2014, and he spent five successful years with the club, making 189 appearances, contributing 20 ...

"I fight for the club until the last day, no problem at all, I respected my contract until the last day. And after, they called me when I had one year left on the contract and the things, they were not right for me. After, the conditions changed because I was not happy with that little moment with the club.

Ander Herrera broke into tears when he recalled his last day at Old Trafford, following a difficult exit from Manchester United.

“And after, they called me when I had one year left on the contract and the things, they were not right for me. “I think I deserved it and they didn’t do it. “But that was a little bit painful. That was painful for me, honestly. “I got the player of the year award by the fans and the club didn’t call me that summer to sign a new contract, and they did with other players. “It’s not the moment to talk bad about anyone and I am not going to do it, but after my third season with the club I expected a little bit more from the club at that time.

In an interview to Manchester United's official media team, Ander Herrera said he was sad when the club did not offer him a new contract in 2019, ...

I fought for the club up until the day, no questions asked, I respected my contract until the last day. People come and go, but United and the badge will always be the same, so I couldn't ever say a bad thing about the club because I'm very very grateful", he added. I won the Fans' Player of the Year award, and the club didn't offer me an extension that summer, and they did with other players.

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has sent his former Old Trafford teammate Ander Herrera a touching message on social media after the Spaniard ...

[Join the debate!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-de-gea-herrera-28760323#comments-section) Do you think Man Utd should have tried harder to keep Herrera back in 2019? [Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/psg) swooped quickly to snap up the former United favourite once he became available - and speaking this week, Herrera opened up on the circumstances behind his exit, where he revealed he was "expecting" to receive a better offer to stay at the club after winning plenty of plaudits for his consistency. The midfield maestro, who spent three years at Bilbao before he was snapped up by Manchester United, rejoined the Herrera broke down shortly after those comments after reminiscing about his final day at the club, where he was joined on the pitch by his daughter as he waved goodbye to the Manchester United fans. I got the Player of the Year award from the fans and the club didn't call me that summer to sign a new contract, and they did with other players. After, the conditions changed because I was not happy with that little moment with the club." "I expected a little bit more from the club at that time. [Let us know here.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-de-gea-herrera-28760323#comments-section) I think I deserved it and they didn't do it. The Spanish midfielder clocked up 189 appearances and won the [Carabao Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/league-cup), the [FA Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fa-cup) and the [Europa League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/europa-league) before he left the club as a free agent back in the summer of 2019. [David de Gea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/david-de-gea) has sent a message of support to [Ander Herrera](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ander-herrera) after the former [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) star opened up on his ["painful" Old Trafford exit](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ander-herrera-man-utd-exit-28755944). [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) giants from [Athletic Bilbao](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/athletic-bilbao) in 2014.