Former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera insists if he was a former City player, he would be furious with the current chaos that engulfs the Etihad
Ander Herrera says City's Premier League titles should be taken away
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Ander Herrera reckons Manchester City don't deserve to keep their Premier League titles after being guilty of cheating.
And the former Manchester United star insists he doesn't deserve to claim a title winning medal either - despite finishing runner up to City back in 2018.
City have been left in full blown crisis after an independent commission found them to have breached top flight spending rules for almost a decade. City have launched an appeal and insist they can prove their innocence.
The case has rocked English football to its foundations - and could drag on into next season. The current City squad have backed Etihad bosses. But Herrera insists if he had been part of that team during the offending years in question, he would be seething with those who ran the club.
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"I don't know if we (United) deserve the trophy, but for sure, they don't deserve to win it," said the Spaniard, appearing on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast. "If we want to respect the Premier League, if the Premier League want to keep being respected all around the world, they have to do something.
"They cannot be blind in this. If I was a Manchester City player, I would be angry with my owners.
"I would be angry with my board, you know, because they have put all that I have done during these years in doubt. You know what I mean?"
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Herrera won four trophies during his five years at Old Trafford and was named the club's Player of the Year during his third campaign at the club - before being left heartbroken by how his time in Manchester ended.
And Herrera, now back at boyhood club Real Zaragoza, is in no doubt about the best midfielder he played alongside, not just at United, but during his career: Paul Pogba.
"He was the best, in terms of qualities, the best midfielder I have played with," said Herrera. "The best, the best by far.
"He can hit the ball. He can win the ball. He can run with the ball. He can run without the ball. He can recover a lot of balls. He can score. He can attack. He was faster than the opponents. He was stronger. He had everything. Maybe you saw him or you share with him when he was younger, but you could see those qualities.
"He was unbelievable, but in football, I have been made a lot of times this question, why Pogba didn’t work at United? I have no idea."
Head to the Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube channel to watch the full interview.
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