STATS: Mata is Mr. Efficient for United

Sport360 staff 00:07 23/02/2017
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  • Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored but was then forced off with a hamstring injury as Manchester United cruised into the Europa League last 16 with a 1-0 win at St Etienne on Wednesday.

    That completed a 4-0 aggregate victory in the last 32 tie, although United finished the match with 10 men after Eric Bailly was dismissed for two yellow cards in quick succession.

    Manager Jose Mourinho will face an anxious wait ahead of Sunday’s English League Cup final against Southampton at Wembley to see if his Armenian playmaker is fit.

    Mkhitaryan has been involved in five goals — scoring three and creating two — in his last six games and would have been a likely starter at Wembley.

    However, one man Mourinho could rely on instead is Juan Mata. The Spaniard provided the assist for the only goal of the game.

    That’s hardly surprising as he’s made a habit of delivering on a regular basis. The Whoscored stat below shows just how good he’s been for United.

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