Manchester United’s former player urged the club to keep the Mexican striker Javier Hernandez when he spoke to Retro United in an interview.
The interview included questions regarding United’s transfers this summer and who he thinks would benefit the squad this year.
The legend spoke quite a lot about the Mexican and seemed very interested in seeing him play for Manchester United again next season. He said that he would the Hernandez in a ‘heartbeat’ and thinks current manager Louis Van Gaal should think twice on giving the player a second chance.
He said to Retro United: "He’s 27, is usually injury free, and plays plenty of games,
"If you were looking for a new striker, you’d think that Hernandez wouldn’t be a bad gamble for £10m. We don’t have a complete header of the ball at United and he’s very, very good in the air. He’s a hard worker and a tough little character. He fights for everything. He’s very lively. I’d pull him back to United in a heartbeat.
"He really should have got more games at United and didn’t get the look in he deserves. He should be back in the fold. We’ve got him, why give him away?"
The striker spent last season on loan to Real Madrid and he showed good form whenever he actually played in the first-team. Some fans believe that he showed enough talent over the course of the season to come back to United and play in the first-team.
The form was not constant due to the lack of play time. He found himself on the bench quite a lot of the time due to the front three of Madrid being so strong with players like Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The player seems calm about his future, although, he doesn’t know where he will be at the start of the next season. He had to return to Manchester United due to his then manager at Real Madrid has left the club and didn’t decide to opt for the full contract worth £10 million.
The new manager at Real Madrid, Rafa Benitez, may think differently but it is an unknown to know where the Mexican will be next year.
When Chicarito was asked about his time at Real Madrid, he said: “Ancelotti was my manager but Rafa is not,” he said. “He doesn’t need to speak with me because I was on loan from United.
“But I am very calm because thankfully the last two months for me in Real Madrid were very good and I proved a lot of things. So that gave me a lot of self-confidence and security for my future.
“I think Rafa knows me. He’s a really good manager and I think he’s going to do a great job in Madrid.”
