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26th Jul 2016

Ander Herrera has a tremendously humble response to Paul Scholes comparisons

"Embarrassing"

Darragh Murphy

Ander Herrera definitely isn’t losing the run of himself.

Despite being hailed by Paul Scholes as Louis van Gaal’s best signing of the 2014 summer transfer window and being compared to the midfield great by many Manchester United fans, Herrera doesn’t agree with the comparisons.

Manchester United Training and Press Conference

The Spaniard recently admitted that it “is a little bit of an embarrassing situation,” to be discussed in the same breath as the United and England legend because Scholes is on a different level.

“I feel very proud when someone says I can play like him but I don’t think so,” Herrera said.

“I am Ander Herrera. I am not as good as him.

“But I will try to do everything for this club. I can learn a lot from him.”

Keep your chin up, Ander. You’re not so bad yourself.

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