Juan Mata talks about special link with Bruno Fernandes ahead of Chelsea test

“We both like to play in spaces and play and move, to create opportunities for our strikers. We understand each other really well on the pitch.

“With one look between us, we know where we want the ball, we know where we’re going to move.

“Of course, it doesn’t always work but we try to play together because we understand each other really well.”

This weekend, United take on Mata’s former team Chelsea in the Premier League, as we look to build on our promising form since the international break.

With the capital club boasting half-a-dozen new signings in their ranks, it should prove to be a noteworthy occasion in more ways than one for the 32-year-old, who could count Blues’ manager Frank Lampard as a team-mate while at Stamford Bridge.