The playmaker has been schooled by some of the greats of the game during his time with Valencia, Chelsea and Manchester United, not to mention the Spanish national team, with whom he won the World Cup in 2010.
Now the fan favourite has opened up about each of the bosses he's worked under during his time in Manchester, as part of a wide-ranging chat with UTD Podcast.
Read on for his verdict on David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer...
DAVID MOYES (2014)
“I always feel bad when a manager has to go, because it means that you are not doing right, or you are not getting results.