Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has revealed how Juan Veron convinced him to move to Europe.

Veron had returned to Estudiantes when Rojo was coming through as a teenager.

And the United defender wrote for manutd.com: "At the time, there was talk of me having an offer to leave Argentina and play in Russia, and he wanted to talk to me about it. This was Seba Veron. My hero. Everybody's hero at Estudiantes.

"So I got in his car and we talked. And talked.

"The whole way to his house, we chatted. He told me that it was an opportunity for me to grow as a player, as a person, to learn new things and live in a different culture. And without a doubt it would also be to help my family.

"Playing in Argentina, I would be able to help my family, but playing overseas, the South American player makes a bigger difference and he made me see that. He told me that it wasn't easy because he played in Europe for 10 years and he missed his family and his friends, but that it was a sacrifice that would make me grow as a player.

"This meant a lot to me.

"I went to Russia. When Seba tells you something, you listen. He is the most important player in Estudiantes' history, after all."