Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has been rewarded for his good form at the start of the 2016/17 season after a first senior international call up for Spain's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Albania.

A short statement from the Spanish national team simply explained that Herrera got the call on Monday afternoon and joined the squad immediately. He will begin training on Tuesday ahead of the games on Thursday and Sunday.

Herrera, now 27 years of age, has always been overlooked in the past despite good form for United, and Athletic Bilbao before that. During his time with Real Zaragoza he was a regular for the Under-21 side alongside current United team-mates David de Gea and Juan Mata. He has also been capped at Under-20 level, while he played for the Under-23 team at the 2012 Olympic games.

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