Jose Mourinho denies any hint of a rift between him and Ander Herrera following Huddersfield loss
Jokes Manchester United boss: 'Ander Herrera is the kind of guy that I have to push away because he wants to speak with me all the time!'
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JOSE MOURINHO has poured cold water on suggestions that he doesn't speak to Ander Herrera.
The Spanish midfielder spoke out in frustration after Manchester United's away defeat at Huddersfield two weeks ago.
That prompted stories of a fall-out between the two.
But United boss Mourinho insists nothing could be farther from the truth.
He said: “I was not speaking with Ander Herrera anymore? Pfft!
“Ander Herrera is the kind of guy that I have to push away because he wants to speak with me all the time!
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"I don't know where you get these kinds of stories but, yes, I am happy.
“I love my players.
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"You try to create a mystery because of my reaction after Huddersfield, but there is no mystery about it.”
United are at defending Premier League champions Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.
They travel in an upbeat mood.
Apart from that shock loss to the Terriers, everything seems sunny side up.
Added Mourinho: "We lost one match in August, September, October. Premier League, Champions League, League Cup - we lost one match.
“So, I think it was easier to ask what was the unpleasant thing, or what thing I didn't like - it was the match against Huddersfield.”
