Manchester United shot-stopper David de Gea has suggested he was unhappy when manager Louis van Gaal sold Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez to Bayer Leverkusen.
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The Spaniard hailed his former teammate's ability, insisting that the Mexican would always be picked for his team if it were up to him.
"These are decisions for the coach. But, in my team, Chicharito would always play. He was an undisputed starter before and player of the year at United," he told Fuera de Juego.
"He can get you 20, 30 goals a season. I would like a lot to play with him again, hopefully it can happen.
"He is a very good friend, we last spoke two or three days ago. We are in touch a lot.
"He does well in whatever team he is at."
De Gea also spoke about Hernandez's form for Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, claiming he is one of the best scorers in the world.
"He has scored eight or nine goals in very few games. The truth is he is doing well at Leverkusen and everyone knows Chicharito is a goalscorer," the keeper added.
"There were difficult moments, but everyone trusts in him, knows the level he has. He always does something, always scores goals when he gets playing time.
"He is showing now he is among best goalscorers in the world."
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Hernandez has scored 10 goals and assisted a further strike in 17 matches for the German club this season.
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