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Isaac Johnson

'Together again' - Ander Herrera flies to South America to reunite with former Man United teammate

Ander Herrera has visited Argentina to rekindle his friendship with former Manchester United colleague Marcos Rojo.

The duo watched on as the hosts beat Colo-Colo 1-0 in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday. The pair played at Old Trafford together for five years before Herrera departed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.

He and injured Rojo are clearly still friends with Athletic Bilbao star Herrera taking time out to fly to South America to catch up with his pal with the Spanish season now over. The midfielder captured the reunion on Instagram.

Posting to his story, he wrote: “Together again my friend,” along with images of the pair together watching the action. Herrera is seen wearing a Boca Juniors shirt with Rojo on the back.

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Rojo, 33, won the treble with Boca Juniors last year after making the switch back to his native homeland from United in 2021. In April, he spoke of his frustrations with the lack of game time he was afforded towards the end of his seven-year stay with Harry Maguire preferred.

He said: “In 2019 I was playing in the Europa League, but I was really angry with the Manchester coach [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer] because he was putting Maguire [in the team] instead of me. Thank god finally they took him out from the starting line-up for Licha [Lisandro] Martinez.

“One day I went to Solskjaer’s office to tell him to let me leave for the other club or put [me] in the starting line-up, but he told me that Maguire had to play because of the money they paid for him.

“He [Maguire] was making huge mistakes already and I told Solskjaer: 'Son of a b***h let me play because this guy is making huge mistakes every week'.”

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