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The Mexican spent five years at Old Trafford and played with some iconic Red Devils stars

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When Javier Hernandez made the move to Manchester United as a 22-year-old in 2010, he was parachuted into a star-packed Sir Alex Ferguson team that contained a host of Red Devils icons and international stars. This squad would claim the Premier League title in the Mexican’s first season at the club, with Hernandez landing a second winners’ medal in his third season with the club, at the end of Sir Alex Ferguson’s final campaign with the club. But of all the Old Trafford legends, international stars and homegrown heros, who was the most talented player that Hernandez played with at the club? “Man, that’s tough! ,” Hernandez tells Four Four Two. “This isn’t the order, but I can give you a top four – Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney. “Even though I only caught Giggsy and Scholes’ later years, they were huge. I thought, ‘If they’re doing these things now, imagine what they were like in their prime. ’ “Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were ‘wow’, but Paul Scholes was above them. Without warming up, he could put the ball wherever you told him. I think “Michael Carrick is the most underrated British player. People can banter me for that, but they don’t know how good he was. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. “For me, Wazza is the best British player ever. He could do everything; you could even put him at left-back. ” Hernandez and Rooney played together 98 times in a Manchester United shirt before the Mexican left for Bayer Leverkusen in 2015. Before that though, Hernandez enjoyed a loan spell at Real Madrid during the 2014/15 season, when he linked up with former Red Devils favourite Cristiano Ronaldo. And when asked for his favourite striker partner through the years, Hernandez struggles to get past that duo. “That’s tough. I’ll say two: Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. I played a couple of games with Robin van Persie and it was amazing. There was one against Wigan where we both scored braces and won 4-0. But when Wayne Rooney was playing behind me, it was easy. The same with Cristiano. You could give him the ball and he’d score. People don’t give him credit for it, but he’s a good passer and a good all-round player, too. ” For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and Leeds Live among others and worked at Four Four Two throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.

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