Once again, I feel like there is a shaded view of a player that fans like to see to suit the image that they want to project of a player.
Does anybody actually know that Herrera left because we wouldn't meet a huge wage demand? Or is everyone suddenly shaming a player because they've read news reports stating as much, and believe them, yet claim everything else the papers report are rubbish.
From what he said, Herrera's issue didn't seem to be financial. The previous year, Herrera stated that he was hoping to stay at the club as he loves the club. The next year, he talks about United and him not being on the same page. That could mean anything. From playing time to wages to just generally the state of the club. It's not safe to assume.
We also signed Fred, who literally strikes me as a player that we signed to do the exact same thing that Herrera was signed to do. The difference being that Fred, playing worse, was persisted with by Solskjaer. Herrera, did excellently when Solskjaer came in, then picked up the injury, and after the contract issue, didn't play again. Fred played himself into improvement. Was Herrera ever played consistently enough to improve, in a consistent role?
He's gone, and it's all done and dusted, but I think that he did have an effective impact in a squad that was utterly dire. At one point, we had Paddy McNair and Tyler Blackett starting ffs. He's a good player, but he's a supportive player. He can't carry the team on his shoulders, and I've found that this is what many fans expect of every single signing these days. If this was the case under Fergie, I imagine the current fan mentality would deem the likes of Park, Fletcher and Brown as "average" players.