Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester United: 5 Talking on the Manchester United performance | Premier League 2018-19

#2 Ander Herrera epitomizes the United Spirit

The goto man for the big games

Sir Alex Ferguson had a player whom he played regularly against the big teams but never so against the smaller ones, Darren Fletcher. He was one such player whom the Scottish manager played regularly in the crunch matches.

Jose Mourinho identified the same talent in the Spaniard as he kept him during the bigger matches irrespective of his form. He was the so-called mad-dog for the Mourinho midfield during the Portuguese time with the Red Devils.

The former Bilbao man was once again a man possessed in the midfield today against a bigger opponent as Herera made Tottenham earn each yard in the football ground as he worked hard to keep the Spurs attack at bay.

The Spaniard was impressive in destroying Spurs attacks and equally good in constructing the United counter-attacks on a day when Manchester United needed him to step up his game. The 29-year old hardly made a foot wrong throughout the match as he ran the whole length of the ground on numerous time.

The Spaniard was almost always the first to the loose ball and sometimes even the last line of defense, his acrobatic clearance in the injury time of the second half is one of those.