Mata: I can't forget winning with Man Utd at Liverpool; I haven't speak to Klopp
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Juan Mata speaks to the MEN about Man United's fixture with Liverpool and becoming teammates with Jurgen Klopp.
The United players observed a social media blackout for the best part of 24 hours until Marcus Rashford spoke from the heart on Twitter. Mata is trying to 'change the pattern' of his social media use and abstained from tweeting or Instagramming until Wednesday.
"When we come back from training you just feel that need of checking who texted you," he says. "What email did you get, and subconsciously you have that pattern already installed in your life.
"We as players... Sometimes it can be a bit too much in your head... it's just too much. I don't know if it's information. Sometimes it's okay to take a little bit of a break and forget about the phone for a little bit. I'm still not good at it but I want to be better and I guess that's the first step."
Ninety-nine per cent of the proceeds will go to the Common Goal movement Mata has spearheaded since its inception over two years ago. Last month, the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp announced his membership in an acceptance speech at the Fifa Best awards, advising viewers to 'Google' Common Goal. The website crashed, which was the plan. Only nobody on the team thought it would happen.
Mata has not spoken with Klopp personally.
"A big part of the team is in Germany, so they got in contact with his agent and the people around him and then him. He was very interested about the movement and what we do and he wanted to do something like that, he's been doing it for some time.
"And the way he did it was great for the movement. The moment in which he was receiving an award in front of everyone from the professional football world. So from the movement we are proud to have him with us and it was an important step in the process.
"I don't know him personally, I am not with him on a daily basis. We are rivals. We are big rivals on the pitch but, by joining Common Goal, he showed that he knows football can do a lot in society nowadays.
"All of us know the power and influence of football and he's made the decision because of that, that's the only sense I can speak about him. On the pitch we are rivals but we are in the same team in the movement."
Liverpool rock up at Old Trafford on Sunday as runaway leaders. Their supporters will crow about the sixth European Cup glistening in Anfield and United are 14 points adrift. Liverpool tends to crop up whenever Mata converses with United supporters.
"If you speak with United fans they remember always the Liverpool-United games and I was lucky to win that game [in 2015] and score the two goals. But specifically that goal. And whether I want it or not I cannot forget that day! Because it's very special for me."
Mata has savoured the out-of-body delirium of that scissor kick at the Anfield Road End and the deflation of captaining United in one of their more subdued surrenders at Liverpool, in the Europa League round-of-16.
The choice of Mata as skipper drew scorn in the aftermath, though he explains in his book Van Gaal chose him to lead the team in the absence of Wayne Rooney since the referee was also Spanish. Rooney himself recommended Mata skipper United when sounded out by Jose Mourinho.
"When you are captain of this club it always feels special," Mata says. "It doesn't matter what game. You think about what games are more special or more important than others. You think playing against Liverpool is a game everyone is waiting for and you put in your calendar, every Liverpool or United fan.
"Sometimes decisions that happen in football indoors that have so many repercussions outdoors are for different reasons than people sometimes think, and there's no more reason in behind. But I felt proud to wear the armband like every time when I wore it for the club.
Man utd news update live: Juan Mata speaks to the MEN about Man United's fixture with Liverpool and becoming teammates with Jurgen Klopp. Man utd news update live: Juan Mata speaks to the MEN about Man United's fixture with Liverpool and becoming teammates with Jurgen Klopp.
"When you lose, the days after there are always conversations about small details that are not that small if you win." He appears to have ceased speaking then quickly interjects. "I generally get positive comments when I was captain from people."
Juan Mata speaks to the MEN about Man United's fixture with Liverpool and becoming teammates with Jurgen Klopp.
The United players observed a social media blackout for the best part of 24 hours until Marcus Rashford spoke from the heart on Twitter. Mata is trying to 'change the pattern' of his social media use and abstained from tweeting or Instagramming until Wednesday.
"When we come back from training you just feel that need of checking who texted you," he says. "What email did you get, and subconsciously you have that pattern already installed in your life.
"We as players... Sometimes it can be a bit too much in your head... it's just too much. I don't know if it's information. Sometimes it's okay to take a little bit of a break and forget about the phone for a little bit. I'm still not good at it but I want to be better and I guess that's the first step."
Ninety-nine per cent of the proceeds will go to the Common Goal movement Mata has spearheaded since its inception over two years ago. Last month, the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp announced his membership in an acceptance speech at the Fifa Best awards, advising viewers to 'Google' Common Goal. The website crashed, which was the plan. Only nobody on the team thought it would happen.
Mata has not spoken with Klopp personally.
"A big part of the team is in Germany, so they got in contact with his agent and the people around him and then him. He was very interested about the movement and what we do and he wanted to do something like that, he's been doing it for some time.
"And the way he did it was great for the movement. The moment in which he was receiving an award in front of everyone from the professional football world. So from the movement we are proud to have him with us and it was an important step in the process.
"I don't know him personally, I am not with him on a daily basis. We are rivals. We are big rivals on the pitch but, by joining Common Goal, he showed that he knows football can do a lot in society nowadays.
"All of us know the power and influence of football and he's made the decision because of that, that's the only sense I can speak about him. On the pitch we are rivals but we are in the same team in the movement."
Liverpool rock up at Old Trafford on Sunday as runaway leaders. Their supporters will crow about the sixth European Cup glistening in Anfield and United are 14 points adrift. Liverpool tends to crop up whenever Mata converses with United supporters.
"If you speak with United fans they remember always the Liverpool-United games and I was lucky to win that game [in 2015] and score the two goals. But specifically that goal. And whether I want it or not I cannot forget that day! Because it's very special for me."
Mata has savoured the out-of-body delirium of that scissor kick at the Anfield Road End and the deflation of captaining United in one of their more subdued surrenders at Liverpool, in the Europa League round-of-16.
The choice of Mata as skipper drew scorn in the aftermath, though he explains in his book Van Gaal chose him to lead the team in the absence of Wayne Rooney since the referee was also Spanish. Rooney himself recommended Mata skipper United when sounded out by Jose Mourinho.
"When you are captain of this club it always feels special," Mata says. "It doesn't matter what game. You think about what games are more special or more important than others. You think playing against Liverpool is a game everyone is waiting for and you put in your calendar, every Liverpool or United fan.
"Sometimes decisions that happen in football indoors that have so many repercussions outdoors are for different reasons than people sometimes think, and there's no more reason in behind. But I felt proud to wear the armband like every time when I wore it for the club.
Man utd news update live: Juan Mata speaks to the MEN about Man United's fixture with Liverpool and becoming teammates with Jurgen Klopp. Man utd news update live: Juan Mata speaks to the MEN about Man United's fixture with Liverpool and becoming teammates with Jurgen Klopp.
"When you lose, the days after there are always conversations about small details that are not that small if you win." He appears to have ceased speaking then quickly interjects. "I generally get positive comments when I was captain from people."
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