HERRERA WARNING: WE MUST WIN WARS
MANCHESTER UNITED must prove they are up for the Premier League’s “fights and wars” to stand any chance of winning the title, according to Ander Herrera.
United slipped up against Stoke, Huddersfield, Newcastle, West Brom and Brighton last season as local rivals Manchester City became top dogs by a record 19-point margin.
And the Spanish midfielder conceded Jose Mourinho’s side cannot afford repeat flops if they are serious about bringing the crown back to Old Trafford for the first time since 2013.
Herrera said: “We have to be at least as good as we were last season in the league but try to make less mistakes.
“When I say mistakes, I mean games like Huddersfield away, West Brom at home. I have respect for those teams but we should have won.
“Some Premier League games, they’re fights and they’re wars. We have to be ready for it. I think we were for most of the games – but we made a couple of mistakes that we need to fix.
“Huddersfield were more ready than us and more aggressive than us, so the only thing we can do for these games is be ready because it’s going to be a fight.
“I think the only thing that we can blame ourselves about was the Champions League because we should have beaten Sevilla.
“But we deserved to win FA Cup final against Chelsea and we had an amount of points that normally means you’re fighting for the title.”