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Manchester United star: I don't have a problem with Jose Mourinho
JUAN MATA insists he has always held a good relationship with Jose Mourinho.
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The Portuguese boss sold the midfielder to Manchester United during their time together at Chelsea.
There were also fears Mata would depart Old Trafford last summer following the appointment of Mourinho.
But the 29-year-old has been one of the star performers this term and has played a key part in Mourinho's success in the EFL Cup and Europa League.
Juan Mata insists he has always held a good relationship with Jose Mourinho
And Mata has dismissed there ever being any bad feelings between himself and Mourinho.
"The context, the club, the squad and the way of playing have all changed," Mata told Spanish publication El Pais.
"I've never had a bad relationship with him. We've never had a discussion. Our relationship is normal.
Jose Mourinho sold Juan Mata to Manchester United when he was at Chelsea
"It was simply that, at Chelsea, he wanted to play in a certain way and at United there are other types of players more in accordance with my characteristics.
"We're both the same, we haven't changed."
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