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Published 19:38 6 Feb 2017 GMT
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The old classic give and go.
Opens up the body before dragging it into the near post.
The 28-year-old came to the Premier League in the summer of 2011. He spent two and a half seasons with Chelsea and now he's in his fourth different campaign with United.
As a midfielder, no-one can match his stats in that time.
Since August 2011, Juan Mata's Premier League record sees him boast:
It means that Mata has been directly involved in 86 goals since his Premier League debut. No other midfielder has been involved in as many goals in that time.What's more special is how many games he has done it in.
He is directly involved in a goal with - scoring or assisting - every 159.6 minutes.That means he's averaging a goal or assist much more frequently than just every other game. It means he's scoring or setting up in over 56% of his games. It means he's a good player. The most effective in the league in his time.
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