da bet7k： Juan Mata excelled against Arsenal in Saturday afternoon’s crunch tie, as he opened the scoring for Manchester United and once again showed his class as he caused the Gunners a wealth off problems during the match.
da bet nacional： His performance proved his worth to Jose Mourinho’s side and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher believes the Spaniard is one of the Premier League’s best in his position, telling Monday Night Football the midfielder is underrated in his eyes.
“I think we’re looking at one of the most underrated players in the Premier League,”
“I think the reason he doesn’t get that credit the others get is that he played his first two years here with Chelsea, then [Jose] Mourinho comes in – the ‘best manager in the world’ – and gets rid of him so everyone thinks ‘Mourinho can’t be wrong, so there must be something wrong with Mata’.”
“He goes to Manchester United, but he’s not a Manchester United player, he hasn’t got any pace and the fee is well over the odds for him. But what No 10 has got pace? I think it’s about time now that we start looking at Mata in these group of players – Kevin De Bruyne, Philippe Coutinho, David Silva, Eden Hazard – as one of the top players in the Premier League, which he is and has been.”
“It’s not a flash in the pan. He’s been here five or six years, and he should start getting a lot more credit.”
Th 28-year-old’s goal at the weekend was his third in the Premier League this season and stats following the draw with Arsenal show Mata to be the best midfielder in the league since he moved to English football.
Until he achieves consistent success at club level though, Mata may continue to be overlooked by fans when compared to the likes of Silva, Coutinho, Ozil and Hazard- but it’s clear he shouldn’t be.