Athletic played against Manchester United at Old Trafford in March 2012 .
Enterprising Athletic stun United at Old Trafford ; UEFA , 8 March 2012Athletic see off United with room to spare ; UEFA , 15 March 2012 In the next round he netted twice at FC Schalke 04 in a 4–2 win , Schalke stunned by late Athletic fightback ; UEFA , 29 March 2012 helping the team eventually reach the final ; his seven goals in the tournament also made him the club 's highest scorer in European competition , beating the total of 11 set by Dani in the 1980s and being himself surpassed by Aduriz in 2016.In August 2012 , Llorente refused to sign a new deal with Athletic Bilbao , fuelling speculation that he might be leaving .
Fernando Llorente