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- Alves: Only heard of one team in Manchester
- Mata: Manchester is beautiful
- Mata: Couldn’t turn down one of the biggest clubs in the world
- PICTURES: United squad meet Diego Maradona in Dubai
- Mata: We can still make top 4
| Alves: Only heard of one team in Manchester Posted: 18 Feb 2014 09:23 AM PST Ahead of Barcelona’s game against Manchester City, defender Dani Alves had confessed he didn’t even know City existed a few years ago. “I didn’t realise until about five years ago that Manchester had two teams,’ said Alves. ‘Of course Manchester United have been one of the most famous and successful clubs in Europe for many years – but I thought they were the only one.” |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2014 05:15 AM PST In an interview with French TV channel, Canal+, Juan Mata has spoken about settling in to life at Manchester United. “I've already had a tour around the city,” he said. “The other day I was having dinner with David Silva and he recommended a couple of places to me. I think there are several beautiful places in this city and now I get to discover another city in England.” It is David de Gea who reassured Mata about the move to Manchester, so he was invited to speak in the interview. “Now I'd like to present you to my friend, the one that has welcomed me here,” Mata said. “He does everything with me, he's part of my security team, he takes me to get to know the training ground, he shows me the city, I present to you; David de Gea.” Mata: Tell them about all the messages you have been sending me! (both laugh) De Gea: Yeah, I'm sure you had to get a phone and everything was a bit crazy. But it's good that you are here and we have gotten you here. He's a great player that will help the team a lot and knowing him as a person, he will also help in the dressing room and help the whole team grow. Mata: We are going to be neighbours too, so that's good! De Gea: Yeah, I brought him to the nice part of the city (both laugh) Mata: He's a realtor too! Can They Score translated the interview: http://cantheyscore.com/2014/02/18/mata-interview-with-canal/ |
| Mata: Couldn’t turn down one of the biggest clubs in the world Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:50 AM PST It appears as though United fans weren’t the only ones who couldn’t quite believe that Juan Mata was moving to Old Trafford, with the player himself not realising the interest was anything more than paper talk. “I knew there was an interest, although I didn't realise it was true until the two clubs started talking to each other,” he revealed. “Chelsea told me there was an offer, an important offer. In the end, I did it due to the situation I was in over the past few months, and the opportunity to be at Manchester United, one of the biggest clubs in the world. When you're looking from the outside, you think it is, but it's only when you are a part of it that you realise that it really is one of the biggest clubs in the world. Here I am, very happy in this new city, in this new step in my career, and I hope that everything will go well.” Jose Mourinho made it clear that Mata was surplus to requirements at Chelsea, but the Spaniard has enjoyed David Moyes making him feel valued. “More than anything, he made me feel important and I think that's fundamental when you arrive at such a big club that has made a huge investment in you. It's nice when the manager tells you "Juan, you're important to the team and we need you on the ball as much as possible" and that's what I try to do. My relationship with him is good, friendly and from the off, he seemed to me to be a great person. There are good people here. First and foremost young people. When you play for Manchester United it's difficult because you have a lot of responsibillity. I don't know what will happen in the summer but the manager said the other day at a press conference that he's going to be signing players. I think this club is at a stage of change, a bit of change in the project, but as I'll tell you, at this club the best players in the world will always arrive.” |
| PICTURES: United squad meet Diego Maradona in Dubai Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:49 AM PST
Juan Mata, Robin van Persie, Javier Hernandez, Phil Neville, Adnan Januzaj, Rio Ferdinand, Shinji Kagawa and Alexander Buttner posted pictures of themselves with Diego Maradona on their Instagram accounts. |
| Posted: 18 Feb 2014 04:34 AM PST United’s draws with Fulham and Arsenal, combined with Liverpool’s injury time win against Fulham, all but confirmed that the reds won’t be playing Champions League football next season. Juan Mata, who has just returned from warm weather training in Dubai, has claimed that the players haven’t given up on climbing the table though. “The objective is to get to the Champions League spots,” he said. “It's difficult because Liverpool are doing well, so are Arsenal, as well as Tottenham and Everton, who are all clubs also fighting for them, but I think we have a team who can do it. This is Manchester United. When this club wins two, three or four matches in a row, it has a very important mental strength, a winner's mentality. We are coming and I think we can do it, but we have to win a lot of games first. This is a club that should always be fighting for the Premier League. I think, in the last 20 or 21 years, they've won 13 times. The mentality of this club is to win and fight for all the trophies. Unfortunately this year, things haven't gone so well in the league, but I believe there is still time this season. With the mentality and the staff that we have, I believe we can climb up the table and win as many games as possible.” |
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