Herrera happy at Man Utd, but aware ‘they could sign four midfielders’

Ander Herrera has no intentions of leaving Manchester United this summer, but he admits he may have no choice if the club decide to “sack” him.

The Spaniard is under contract until June 2019 and although he has made 38 appearances this season, he has only made 13 Premier League starts.

Still the 28-year-old is believed to be a valued member of Jose Mourinho’s squad and the United boss is understood to be happy to keep him, but Herrera is well aware things could chance quickly this summer.

“My future is the FA Cup final. I want to be here next season and unless the club sack me, I will be here in pre-season and fight to keep adding games to my total,” he said in The Guardian.

“In football, what today is black is white tomorrow. So if you think about what can happen in the summer, maybe the club signs four midfielders and they don’t want me any more.

“The only thing I can do is train well today and train well tomorrow. That’s all I can say – and of course if the club wants to talk to me [to extend my contract, which runs out in June 2019] I will listen to them because I am happy here.”

Herrera, who has started three FA Cup games, including the semi-final win over Spurs, is hoping to get a chance against Chelsea in today’s final, but he says he doesn’t get too low if he is left out of Mourinho’s starting XIs.

“I don’t think if you don’t take your chance it’s the last chance you have in the season, added Herrera. I don’t go crazy when I don’t have my best game and say: ‘Oof, I’ve lost my chance, I’m not going to play again’.

“I know some of my team-mates, and some footballers, are up and down. If I play well I’m not very happy and if I play badly I’m not very sad. My age and experience has helped me keep that balance.

“If you work hard and respect the ones who are playing at that moment but try to give everything you have, whether that’s five minutes or 30 minutes, sooner or later football is fair. I really believe that.”