Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo admits Juan Veron had a huge say in his career.

Writing for manutd.com, Rojo revealed: "He has always been an example for me. I was an Estudiantes fan as a kid. When I was young I would watch him play for United, when he played in Europe, and I still remember watching him play in a Champions League match against Real Madrid. He set up a goal and United won 4-3, so that's one of the matches that really stand out, but I watched him a lot.

"It was a shame that things didn't really work out for him at United, but it did mean that he eventually ended up back at Estudiantes, the club he started out at, for a second spell.

"By that time I was also a player in the youth team, around 16 years old, and it lifted the whole club to have him back. At that point, the club always sat in the middle of the standings. We were an ordinary club in Argentina. And when he arrived, it was incredible to see how he raised the level of the players, and how he raised the club's level as well. He revolutionised the whole club."

Rojo also stated: "I know he still regrets leaving United.

"He was only here for two years, but he also arrived in a time when the club had great players playing his position, so that made it hard for him and he took the decision to leave. He always spoke great things to me about this club.

"When Seba heard that I might be coming to Manchester in 2014, he called me and asked me if I would be signing or not. When I told him yes, that everything was all set, he told me I had made an excellent decision, that it was without a doubt, for him, one of the best clubs in the world."