Manchester United beat Brighton (1-0) with Juan among the starting eleven. United has won 12 times in the 13 games that Mata has played in this season.
Juan Mata’s United added their second consecutive win in the Premier and get close to City although the Citizens are playing tomorrow Sunday. Brighton & Hove Albion were a tough rival than only conceded a shot by Young that was rejected on Dunk. That play meant the definitive 1-0 on the 66′.
Manchester United 1-0 Brighton | RESUMEN COMPLETO by footbie.com
Juan, that didn’t play the Champions’ match, was a starter today against Brighton. He ended up with a passing accuracy of 84% and he constantly moved from line to line to give some fluency to United’s attacking moves. On the second half Ibrahimovic came in for him. Man United are a machine at Old Trafford. They’ve won all the matches at Old Trafford this season.
39 – @ManUtd have gone 39 games in all competitions without defeat at Old Trafford (W28 D11), last losing to Man City in Sept 2016 – 441 days ago. Theatre.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) 25 de noviembre de 2017
When it comes to Mata, he remains being a guarantee of success when he comes out in the starting eleven. United has won all their matches when the Asturian has played except one, the defeat against Huddersfield. The rest, eight Premier wins, three Champions wins and one Carabao Cup win. This Tuesday, against Watford, they’ll try to enlarge their winning streak.
