Herrera and Man Utd look to bounce back from ‘toughest day of career’

Ander Herrera admits that Manchester United’s goalless draw with Burnley last weekend was one of the toughest days of his career.

But the Spaniard insists there is no point in bemoaning their bad luck, and instead has urged his teammates to let their football do the talking.

Herrera received a red card during the draw against the Clarets at Old Trafford as Jose Mourinho’s side failed to break the deadlock despite having 37 shots.

But the 27-year-old is confident he and his teammates can turn the ship around.

“It was unbelievable,” he said. “I was speaking with Juan [Mata] and we both agreed we have never experienced something like that on the pitch.

“We created 20 or 22 chances, we controlled the game for 90 minutes and to not score is unbelievable. We had the luck against us and hopefully, one day, we can get a fair result like a 5-0 or 6-0 win.

“I didn’t want to make both of the fouls, I’m not a violent player. First yellow card, I bent my knee and didn’t want to kick the opponent. The second, I slipped.

“The dressing room was completely disappointed because of the way we played. We have to keep our heads up because we’ve done a lot of good things.

“We have to keep going, we cannot cry or complain. We just have to keep playing the way we did today, against Liverpool, Stoke and Fenerbahce.

“I think we are in the right way but today was one of the toughest days of my career because we deserved to win 6-0 but it was difficult.

“We want to fight for everything. I don’t know if a team has been unlucky as we have been in this game.”