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Manchester United's Juan Mata revealed the cause of his injury during the Red Devils' meeting with Liverpool in the English Premier League, culminating in the match that ended in a scoreless draw.
Mata stated that he had begun to feel the injury a few minutes before leaving the substitute position, during a match at Old Trafford in the Premier League, but that he had been prejudiced as he had to stop the "Egyptian star Mohamed Salah".
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp was forced to replace four players in the first period, including three for Manchester United players.
Mata was second in the team, replaced in the 25th minute by Jesse Lingard, who returned in the first period due to an injury.
Despite his difficulty, the Spaniard managed to quickly match the Egyptian striker and cut the ball during a counterattack in Liverpool, just meters from Salah's arrival in the surface to repair. Pitch.
"There's a match that no Manchester United player will want to miss, that's Liverpool, but we have to accept the fact that injuries are part of the sport," Mata wrote in a statement. blog published Monday on the website of his club.
"As far as I'm concerned, I felt that there was something going on for a few minutes and I hope I did not get worse when I ran to arrest Salah at the counter." attack … but I had to do it, "said Mata.
United lost Mata and native Andier Herrera Llingard, who was playing his first match since injury, in the Paris St Germain match in the Champions League semifinal on Jan. 12. For its part, the club also had to defeat Brazilian striker Roberto Fermino in the first half of the injury.
"After more than 12 years as a professional player, it's the first time I've suffered a muscle injury at the exit of a match," commented Mata. "I should be grateful that this record is unusual for a football player," he was unhappy, and besides I was not (the only casualty), as Ander and Jesse had to go out for the same reason. "
Following the match, Man United lost fourth place in the Champions League, ahead of Arsenal, who beat Southampton 2-0 on Sunday. Arsenal amassed 53 points to 52.
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