Herrera: United Badge Won The Cup Final

Ander Herrera believes Manchester United's aura and ethos - symbolised by the club crest - helped overcome Southampton in the EFL Cup final at Wembley.

The midfielder, whose inviting cross teed up Zlatan Ibrahimovic's dramatic winner, believes Jose Mourinho's winning mentality is also rubbing off on the squad as the boss made it two trophies in his short time at Old Trafford, following the Community Shield success in August.

After a season where the Reds have been unfortunate not to win when dominating games, Herrera was satisfied the team pulled out all the stops, despite a tiring schedule, to score late on after relinquishing a two-goal lead. 

"Southampton played very well but we have been looking for this the whole season," he told MUTV.

"How many times have we played better than our opponents and had much more chances than our opponents, but didn't win? I said that sooner or later, the goals will come and I think we were very, very clinical on Sunday.

"Sometimes, the badge wins games and this was an example of that."

Reflecting on his latest winner's medal with United, the 2014 acquisition from Athletic Bilbao commented:

"It's a very nice feeling. Our second trophy of the season, my third with the club and all that's happened to me in this stadium [Wembley] has been brilliant. Our fans have another trophy for our brilliant history so everything is good."

The midfielder added: "I think one of the things [Jose] Mourinho has brought to this club is he is a winner. He shared that with the group, with the team and with the squad.

"At this moment, it's not very easy to beat us. We have to respect every opponent but the badge sometimes wins the game. We keep going. It's our second title of the season but it's not enough for us. 

"We are not having too much time to enjoy it with our people. We are playing every week now but have two days off as the manager understands perfectly what we need.

"Already, we have to focus on Bournemouth [Saturday's visitors to Old Trafford] as we have to be in the top four. We want to play in the Champions League next season."