Irene Guerrero had her fair share of the crying game at Manchester United

Former Manchester United midfielder Irene Guerrero has opened up on her time with the club, saying there were days where she "had to go into the bathroom to cry" during training.

The 27-year-old joined United in September 2023, having been part of the Spain squad that won that summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The season that followed, disrupted early on by a knee injury, saw the ex-Atletico Madrid player make only seven appearances in all competitions for Marc Skinner’s side, starting just once, and she subsequently left to sign for Mexican team America in July.

Guerrero told Marca: "I did everything in my power to get a chance, but when the weeks go by and you don’t get it, you see how small you are.

"When I returned to training in January, I had minutes in some games between January and March, but then there is a period where I don’t play at all.

"I fully understand that a coach may like one profile of player more than another and that’s absolutely fine, but being denied the opportunity to show your level or potential and then see if it fits into your game model or not…

"It was difficult for me to accept at that time. I asked myself. 'Why are you coming to sign me, pay a transfer fee and give a player in exchange if you don’t count on me later?’ Mentally reconciling that was not easy.

"I remember days when, halfway through training, I had to go into the bathroom to cry, wash my face and come out as if nothing had happened"

"The support I had from my family and my partner helped me to see the positive side and get down to work. When I hit rock bottom I started to approach it in a different way.

"I had moments of weakness, of not understanding why I had left a place where I was doing well and believed I could