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17th April 2017
04:17pm BST

There were stages during which the Spaniard was in possession of the ball and, still, manager Jose Mourinho would be roaring at Herrera to remember to return to Hazard's heels as soon as possible.
After the game, while memes of Herrera checking his pockets for Hazard did the rounds on the internet, Mourinho revealed that the targeting of both Hazard and Pedro was crucial to his strategy against his former side.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/853876390801928192
It came as no surprise to see Herrera make Garth Crooks' Team of the Week, which is often bonkers but was pretty sensible this week.
But what stood out in the former Spurs striker's selection was his comments on Herrera, as he described his ability to deal with Hazard as the the greatest display of man-marking in 35 years.
"Luck plays a part in most football matches and it could be argued Herrera had a large slice of it with the suspected handball that took the pace off an attempted Chelsea pass, allowing the Spaniard to produce a world-class through ball for Marcus Rashford to score," Crooks wrote.
"His deflected second-half goal, which gave keeper Asmir Begovic no chance, was the final body blow for Chelsea - there was no way back for the Blues after that.
"However, it was Herrera's dominance over Hazard that set the tone for United's victory. Not since Italy defender Claudio Gentile outwitted Brazil legend Zico at the 1982 World Cup have I seen a marker nullify a top-class player so completely."Crooks is prone to getting carried away with things, having previously said that Liverpool would get relegated if Jurgen Klopp persisted with Alberto Moreno at left-back. https://twitter.com/A_Travers211/status/765115378108366848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fgarth-crooks-went-hugely-over-the-top-in-his-assessment-of-alberto-morenos-talents-79660 And while his praise of Herrera may have been *slightly* excessive, there's no doubting that the midfielder ought to be lauded for his performance on Sunday afternoon at Old Trafford.
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