Finally! Manchester United midfielder explains the problem with the club

Manchester United midfielder, Juan Mata has explained the reason for United’s poor start, admiting that the Red Devils must learn to begin games with a greater sense of urgency.

Juan Mata was frustrated in his return to the Mestalla
United lost 2-1 to Valencia on Wednesday in the Champions League as Phil Jones’ own goal compounded Carlos Soler’s first-half strike, before substitute Marcus Rashford scored a late consolation. With Juventus surprisingly losing to Young Boys, United missed the chance to finish top of Group H and Mata admits slow starts to games are hurting them. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he was not surprised by his side’s performance in their 2-1 defeat to Valencia in the Champions League.

“It seems like we always push in the last minutes, when players come off from the bench or the players that are on the pitch. It seems like we react in the last 10, 15 minutes and start creating more chances and getting closer and closer to score. That is what we did today but it was not enough,” Mata said.

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“We are disappointed because obviously it’s more painful knowing that Juventus lost and if we had have won we would have finished first in the group. It was special for me personally coming back to Valencia and feel the love of the club and the supporters, so I am grateful for that, but disappointed overall. We reacted a bit too late.”

United must quickly put their disappointment behind them as they prepare to travel to Anfield on Sunday to face Liverpool, live on Sky Sports. Defeat at the weekend would see Jose Mourinho’s side fall 19 points behind their bitter rivals before reaching the midway point of the season.

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“It is a very busy month and we have very important games coming, especially on Sunday. I know it’s difficult, but we have to keep going and especially with what we have coming on Sunday, we need to be ready for that,” Mata told