Should Chicharito stay at Manchester United?

Chicharito is looking for first-team football.

The name that has won millions of fans all over the world with his poacher abilities, now finds himself on the fringes of Moyes’s team.

The Mexican was signed in the summer of 2010, one of the best finishers in the Premier League. He made an instant impact in the Premier League and was used majorly as a substitute the whole season. Still he managed to score 20 goals from 45 competitive matches for United. In the next season he scored 12 in 36 matches and 18 goals the subsequent season from the same number of matches.

After three seasons at United, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez established himself as a goalscorer as well earned the ‘super-sub’ tag. The Mexican was looking for a more central role, cometh the fourth season. But the dominance of Van Persie in the previous season, and the emergence of Danny Welbeck meant the Mexican was never guaranteed the starting spot in the talented pool of strikers at United.

As David Moyes took charge of the reigns from Sir Alex Ferguson, many hoped to see the little pea get more chances than the previous season. But the 25-year old has been left frustrated after lack of playing time at Old Trafford.

After spending three and a half seasons at United, the Mexican expects a more central role which might be hard to come by even for a striker of his caliber. He has been cut as a frustrated figure at the bench after lack of playing time. So does he need to move on, with the World Cup at the helm, Hernandez seeks first-team football. The Mexican is the joint third top-scorer for the Mexican football team, finding the net on 35 occasions from 57 outings.

“It’s the best feeling for a striker to score,”- Chicharito

In a bid to represent his country at the highest level it seems justified that he moves on to greener pastures. With some serious interest from Tottenham and Arsenal, the United management has made it a priority to extend Chicharito’s contract. The Mexican has been used uptill as an impact player, coming on late to score important goals, but if he moves on either of the London outfits, he will be a first choice striker given the lack of competition at both clubs. The payer has two and a half years remaining on his £60,000-a-week contract, with talks ongoing for a new contract on improved terms, with Moyes admitting the Mexican is a part of his plans.

In Javier Hernandez, Manchester United have a unique striker option capable of scoring goals inside the box with ease and distinctive finishing. United should definitely keep the out-and-out goal-scorer at Old Trafford given his previous exploits and grant him more starts and a better pay.