Juan Mata has spoken of the agony\u00a0of conceding a late, late leveller to drop two points in the Premier League encounter with Arsenal at Old Trafford<\/p>\n
Mata opened the scoring for Jose Mourinho\u2019s side but a last-gasp headed goal from Gunners striker Olivier Giroud handed Arsene Wenger\u2019s side a point in the 1-1 draw on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Spain ace Mata, who signed at the Theatre of Dreams from Chelsea, said: \u201cThat frustration after the final whistle is not new, unfortunately. Against Arsenal we played yet another game where I\u2019ve felt that we did everything, or almost everything, to win and two points slipped away.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole team did a great effort, we had chances, we were solid defensively to keep such a good team like Arsenal away from our box, we were one goal ahead in the 89th minute\u2026and we got a draw.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could have been a great weekend and it leaves a bad taste, but we must be positive. The way we played, the motivation, ambition and competitiveness that we showed, or the team\u2019s personality are enough reasons to believe that sooner or later we are going to get the reward that we deserved.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes the scores are difficult to take, but this draw is not going to stop us in our goal, which is to keep improving. There are still many games to play.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The most immediate games to play for United are in the Europa League at Old Trafford on Thursday against Feyenoord, and then again at home to West Ham in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
And Mata retains a buoyant mood ahead of the matches. He added: <\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThis new week we have two more games at Old Trafford and we want to transmit again to our fans all those things I\u2019m talking about. It\u2019s really a privilege to play for a crowd with so much passion who supports the team no matter what, both at home and away.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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