CHICHARITO’S PLEDGE

that much, but they have given me their trust and the most important thing is that the team is getting the results.

“That’s the great thing about internal competition – we’re all fighting for a starting spot, we all want to play as much as possible.

“I want to thank the coach by playing well, which is the best possible way.

“Now we’re going to think about trying to get into the European places.

“This club is in a transition in which it wants to qualify every year for Europe, that’s the idea and that’s why they hired this coaching staff and a lot of players.

“We’re playing in this stadium that can fit 60,000 fans, so that’s the idea in the short, medium and long term. We want to start doing it this year and help the club get used to be always fighting to finish in a top-seven spot.”

Former Manchester United star Hernandez, 30, is out of contract at the end of the season and unlikely to be offered a new one.

But despite renewed interest from Spain as well as the MLS, he insists he is only focused on Saturday’s trip to Cardiff.

Hernandez said: “I’m only thinking about Cardiff, working for the coach to give me the chance to start again, play my best, score goals and help the team.

“That’s my future at the moment. As for the rest, we will speak when the season is over.

“Right now we just need to play well so we can finish in a European spot.”