Man Utd star Juan Mata reveals what shocked him after nightmare Cardiff defeat
MANCHESTER UNITED star Juan Mata has revealed he was shocked at the club’s lap of honour following their 2-0 defeat to Cardiff on the final day of last season.
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Manchester United star Mata was an unused substitute as the Red Devils slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Cardiff on the final day of the Premier League season.
It was a chastening afternoon for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, who were blitzed courtesy of a double from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
Manchester United ended the season sixth in the Premier League and fans were furious at Old Trafford.
Some vented their fury towards Paul Pogba, who had to address the crowd as tensions threatened to boil over.
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“We let people down, we let ourselves go. We lost the chance to compete in the Champions League.”
Mata is, though, optimistic that United will be better next season with the club currently in Australia for their pre-season tour.
“The [pre-season] training is excellent – for different reasons,” he said.
“One of them is that we had a lot of sessions in two weeks, productive sessions with almost every player training almost every day.
"It has been good from a physical point of view and we’ve had time to work on tactics and the way we want to play.