Ex-Red Devil: ‘I can’t believe this Manchester United star was allowed to leave’

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand cannot believe his former club sold Javier Hernandez to Bayer Leverkusen last summer.

Speaking on BT Sport as a pundit ahead of the Bundesliga outfit’s trip to Tottenham at Wembley Stadium in the Champions League last night, the 37-year-old said, “I can’t believe he was allowed to leave.

“Even more surprising for me is £7.3m in today’s market, that is an absolute steal.

“For the numbers that he was putting up consistently, year in year out, getting better, and as you say there, 33 [goals] in 53 [games] for a fairly mediocre team, so I can’t believe it.”

Mexico international, Hernandez, was on the winning side on Wednesday night as Leverkusen defeated Premier League side Spurs 1-0 inside the national stadium, with Kevin Kampl’s 65th minute simple finish proving to be the winner.

The 28-year-old, who arrived at Old Trafford back in 2010 from Guadalajara, scored 59 goals in 157 appearances for the Red Devils before leaving for Leverkusen last August.