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‘Mata becoming crucial to Utd’
- Updated: October 27, 2016
Phil Neville believes Juan Mata is becoming one of Manchester United’s most important players under Jose Mourinho.
The Spaniard scored the winner as United beat rivals Manchester City 1-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to progress to the EFL Cup quarter-finals.
Neville was a first-team coach under David Moyes when United signed Mata from Chelsea, then managed by Mourinho, in January 2014 for £37.1m.
Neville admitted he expected the Portuguese boss to sell Mata when he took charge at Old Trafford last summer but the former Blues attacker has chipped in with a number of key contributions this season, scoring three goals in six Premier League and EFL Cup starts.
“I was here [at Manchester United] when we actually bought Juan Mata,” Neville told Sky Sports.
“He is never injured, he provides a lot of assists, he plays in two or three different …
