Manchester United 5-1 Cardiff City: 6 men who were brilliant for Solskjaer

#5 Ander Herrera

Cardiff City v Manchester United - Premier League

The Spaniard had been written off by both his two previous managers at Manchester United, but it is to his credit that Herrera had proved both of them wrong. Solskjaer made no such mistakes though, continuing with the intelligent midfielder to start alongside Matic and Pogba. Herrera in turn, showed his new boss his all-round abilities and gave United a very solid base to move forward from.

In the middle, the Spaniard allowed Pogba to flourish, while also joining United's attack whenever possible. His intelligence was evident in the 29th minute, when he ran into space near the box and unleashed a shot that found the back of the net, via a lucky deflection. Herrera did not rest on his laurels though, he quietly went on with his work.

He covered for Young whenever the Englishman was caught off position higher up the pitch, he ensured that Matic was never bogged down by the opposition and he did the clean up when required near his own box. He was an essential part of the midfield against Cardiff and Solskjaer should be mighty impressed with him.