Midfielder Juan Mata has said that he is happy at Manchester United and feels important to the team.

The Spanish playmaker joined the club from Chelsea in January 2014 for a then club-record fee of £37.1m.

Mata struggled for games towards the end of his Chelsea days, but insists that life is much better in Manchester.

He told Onda Cero: "I feel important in the team here, I am playing a lot and I have a lot of confidence."

Mata has started in all three of United's games this season.

Written by
Charlie Bennett