Chicharito reveals the reason for leaving Manchester United despite wanting to retire there.
Chicharito said that if he had the choice, he would like to retire with Manchester United, but the team changed so much that he had to leave.
Chicharito, Javier Hernandez, former forward of the "Red Devils" Manchester United, spoke about the background of his departure from Old Trafford in 2015.
“It was very difficult because if you had given me the chance to stay with Manchester United for my entire career, I would have taken it. They are the team I played for the most, even more than my hometown team in Mexico.”
“I was ready to take the bullets for United. Manchester United is my team, but everything was different. It's not that I left the club I used to be at, but I left an environment that had changed. It was no longer the same club.”
“Certainly, the departures of Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill changed the structure that felt like a family.”
“I am very sad. I wanted to finish my career at United, but it was no longer the team that welcomed me and gave me my first chance.”
Chicharito moved from Guadalajara in the Mexican league to Manchester United in 2010. He played 103 Premier League matches for the Red Devils, scoring 37 goals, and won two Premier League titles and one Community Shield.