Manchester United star Ander Herrera launches jibe at Liverpool: We have a better pitch, better grass and better team!
* Ander Herrera believes Thursday's match at Old Trafford will be completely different to the first leg
* Manchester United fell to a 2-0 defeat at Anfield but are hoping for revenge
* The Spanish midfielder believes home advantage could prove to be vital
Ander Herrera has made an impassioned case for Manchester United to beat Liverpool in their Europe League return – saying they have a better team, better pitch and even better grass!
United trail 2-0 from last week’s first leg at Anfield, with Liverpool firm favourites to advance to the quarter-final stage at the expense of their old enemy.
But after seeing United win all four Premier League meetings between the two clubs under Louis van Gaal, Herrera believes that United can still turn it around at a raucous Old Trafford on Thursday night.
‘We are Manchester United and if Liverpool want to go to the quarter-finals they are going to have to fight,’ warned the Spanish midfielder.
‘Since I was here at United we have played five times against them and won four times. Two times we have played them at home and we won clearly. I think we were the better team and they were not so comfy playing here in front of our fans.
‘Tomorrow [Thursday] will be completely different. Old Trafford is different. The pitch is bigger, the grass is better. It’s another challenge for us and I think we are ready.’
Ander Herrera (left, pictured with Louis van Gaal) has warned Liverpool players to be ready for a fight
Herrera denied that United lacked fight in the first leg at Anfield, but knows how much it would mean to their fans to turn the tie around.
‘We always fight, we always have the desire to win,’ he added. ‘You can never say that we don’t want to win or fight. Everyone has to respect us on that issue.
‘We are very proud because we are Manchester United players. But we should have played much better. Now we have another chance tomorrow.
'When you have such a bad game you don’t have to think too much what happened. The next challenge is tomorrow [on Thursday]. The biggest opponent for our fans and our history. Don’t think about the past, just tomorrow [Thursday].
‘When we play at home we feel stronger. We have more fans at home and our fans, for me, are the best in England.
‘We know how the next week is going to be (if United win or lose), and how happy the fans will be. We want to make them happy. We want to make them proud.
‘It’s a big opportunity to give to them. It is our dream to win tomorrow to give them a very good moment.’
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