2) His match-winning ability
We have all seen what Mata can do with that left wand of his. His free-kick against Manchester United while has was at Chelsea, the brilliant Scissors kick against Liverpool two seasons ago are strikes that prove he is a game changer.
Given the right kind of freedom and system to play in, Mata can produce the extraordinary on more than one occasion. Winning the Premier League is all about having game changers in your team and you can never have enough of them.
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Mata will also form a great partnership with the likes of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. His reason for failure under Mourinho at Chelsea was the lack of confidence he got from not playing on a regular basis.
There will be a compromise to be made by both parties but Jose can get the best out the Spaniard if he uses him wisely.
