Ander Herrera has recalled the “funny” occasion when he muted Eden Hazard while grabbing a goal and an assist himself to help Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-0 to claim the Man of the Match award in April 2017.
The Blues went on to win the title in that 2016/17 season as the Reds finished sixth but that didn’t stop the hosts and Herrera getting one over the eventual champions. At the time, Hazard was rated as the best attacker in the Premier League and went on to win his club’s player of the season accolade.
Herrera - who played 198 times for United across five years, winning the Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup - was chosen by then-boss Jose Mourinho to man-mark the Chelsea winger that day.
