Herrera says Solskjaer told him how to stop Chelsea

Ander Herrera TEAMtalk

Ander Herrera has revealed Manchester United “knew how” to play against Chelsea in Monday night’s 2-0 FA Cup win.

Herrera was sensational for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men heading in the opening goal before putting in a display which had many United fans calling for him to be handed the captaincy.

Paul Pogba headed in the second goal in a clinical performance from the visitors, who had to withstand a late Chelsea charge.

Herrera was deployed in a more attacking role than usual to put pressure on Chelsea playmaker Jorginho and it worked perfectly as United surged into a 2-0 half-time lead with Chelsea “confused” in the second half, according to Maurizio Sarri.

Herrera said: “We knew how to play them. I played a more offensive role, because the manager asked me. He (Solskjaer) told me they struggled in some of the zones around Jorginho and I did it.

“But I think it was a fantastic game. When you play with these kind of players you can make that type of run and you know you’re going to get the ball.”

Asked by the BBC if he felt the first goal would be crucial, Herrera explained: “No, to be honest, because they have a fantastic team. We had to fight until the end. ”

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