Mata is friends with many players from Manchester City including David Silva (right) [GETTY]
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Mata is confident United can overcome their local rivals after beating Olympiakos and West Ham in their last two outings.
"We were very good against Olympiakos and also beating West Ham," he said.
"We will try to do the same, try to score, play with passion and create goals.
He also described playing with England star Rooney as a "pleasure".
"It is a pleasure for me to play with him," Mata added.
"He's a top striker, he can do everything.
"Today I will try to do the same as the last game as we played pretty well [together]."
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