Juan Mata

It will be nice to play against Australia. It's a great country, and football is getting bigger and bigger.

— Juan Mata

It would be great to play until I'm 40 like Ryan Giggs.

— Juan Mata

Every player thinks he's Maradona when he joins a big club. That happens to all of us, but then you start to…

— Juan Mata

I can tell you as a Manchester United player how big this club is and how you feel the repercussions of everything…

— Juan Mata

The most important and the better feeling in football, for me, is scoring a goal.

— Juan Mata

With respect to the world of football, I earn a normal wage. But compared to 99.9% of Spain and the rest of…

— Juan Mata

To be honest, I was never expecting to be in a World Cup final, a Euro final, a Champions League final, a…

— Juan Mata

One of the first lessons I learned in football is that it takes a team to win a game.

— Juan Mata

I would like to win the Premier League.

— Juan Mata

I just wanted to go to a place where I would feel happy and I am happy now.

— Juan Mata

I'm trying to know every part of London, to improve my English and enjoy the football. On my days off, I go…

— Juan Mata

Maybe the yoga I do helps me to play as much as I do. It certainly gets you in the right frame…

— Juan Mata

When I heard of United's interest, I thought, 'Wow.' This is a team that has won a lot of leagues in the…

— Juan Mata

James [Wilson] has a great future ahead of him. Everyone can see he has a great left foot, it's incredible the way…

— Juan Mata

I like the Common Goal initiative, the vision of football as a tool for social change and the power football has to…

— Juan Mata

English football is changing: the champions don't play a 'typical' English style, for example. But in general, it's quicker than in Spain:…

— Juan Mata

I consider myself as this kind of attacking midfielder, trying to find the gaps between the opposition midfielders and defenders and produce…

— Juan Mata

For me, good football is not about how many skills you show or how many players you beat. It's about making the…

— Juan Mata

I train a lot. After training sessions, I like to stay with some balls and some goalkeepers - they help me a…

— Juan Mata

It's amazing knowing that a club like Manchester United is interested in you. It's a good feeling.

— Juan Mata

I think what's surprised me most about the club is to feel that wherever you go, even when you go on holiday…

— Juan Mata

If you face the goalkeeper, you have to wait for him to go and then put the ball in the other side.…

— Juan Mata

I just want to be playing! I love to play. But I think I can play in the three positions behind the…

— Juan Mata

My adaptation on the pitch has gone in parallel with my adaptation to London.

— Juan Mata

I see children now, and many things surprise me: they ask me about my boots and why I don't dye my hair.…

— Juan Mata