Key Quotes From Herrera's Q & A

Ahead of his potential senior debut for Spain tonight (Tuesday), Ander Herrera has been discussing all things Manchester United in a wide-ranging interview with The Guardian and Daily Mail. Catch up on the colourful conversation with the midfielder by reading the key quotes here… 

A LATE CHANGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
"Whenever Spain did not call me, Wayne would say: 'Good: wait, you’ll end up playing for us'. He was joking, eh. He knew my dream was always to play for Spain."

MOURINHO KNOWS WHAT PLAYERS NEEDS
"We have a saying in Spain. You catch the liar before you catch the lame man. It's true in life and even more so in football. If a coach is not straight, players soon find him out. Mourinho is very straight. He says what he thinks and he says it to your face. He says it when it is something we will like but he also says it when it is something we won't like. The team is enjoying the day to day. Training is very dynamic and everything is with the ball so the players never lose concentration — there are no really long sessions or long team talks. He really understands what a footballer needs which is 20 minutes of team talk and then you get down to it."

ROONEY HAS BAGS OF CLASS
"This is someone who is just three goals away from overtaking Bobby Charlton as the club's record goalscorer. Yet when we play in the Europa League and the team win two penalties he gives the ball to Paul (Pogba) and Anthony (Martial) because they need the confidence. That is where you see what type of person he is. You see it in the dressing room. If he is not playing, he's still there talking about how to improve, how we're playing, what we can do to win. He has never disconnected. When I retire from football one of the things that will stay with me is Wayne's class. Last year he rescued us at times. He... how do you say... 'Got our chestnuts out of the fire?' He did it in lots of games, and this year he will do the same."

RASHFORD HAS EVERYTHING
"We wind him up with, 'How much money are you going to make?' because he just has everything. He's quick, he shoots well off both feet and when the team lose the ball he's willing to defend. People have to be aware that he is 19 years old. We can't be asking him to score 40 goals. We have to be patient. There will be bad times but there will be more good times because he is so good. And he is a humble kid who knows how tough it is to make it and is very respectful to players who have been at the club for longer."

ZLATAN IS A JOKER
"He's an interesting guy. He's obviously world class but he's joking and winding people up all day and he accepts that you do it with him too, which is important. And then you see the type of professional he is. He's 35 and look at him - he's like a 28-year-old. There are no miracles when it comes to conditioning, if you are like that at 35 it is because of the way you look after yourself. He eats well, he stretches right every day. He does his recuperation. And then there's the control out on the pitch — you give him a melon of a ball, and he makes it look like a brilliant pass.”

PLAYING FOR POGBA
"He scores you 10 goals a season and that's not easy to find in a midfielder. With the strength he has, the way he hits the ball so well with both feet and how good he is in the air, you have to make the most of that. Whenever I play alongside him I know that I have to be the one who plays deeper."

Ander Herrera was talking to British newspapers including The Guardian and Daily Mail.