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title: "Manchester United: Fans slam Juan Mata versus Watford"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-slam-juan-mata-versus-watford/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2021-01-10T14:05:26Z"
modified: "2021-01-10T14:05:26Z"
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# Manchester United: Fans slam Juan Mata versus Watford

**Some Manchester United fans have been left slamming the display of Juan Mata despite their side’s 1-0 win over Watford in the FA Cup last night.**

Although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team did end up progressing through into the next round of the competition thanks to a very early header from Scott McTominay, the performance of attacking midfielder Mata flattered to deceive some members of the Old Trafford faithful.

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The 32 year-old lost out on 60% of his duels in the game, and also failed to make a single successful dribble or accurate cross ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/manchester-united-watford/zK)).

He also lost possession of the ball no fewer than eight times in the match, earning him a quite measly 6.8 overall rating on [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/manchester-united-watford/zK), the joint-lowest out of any of his teammates to have started for the Red Devils.

### Manchester United fan reaction to his display

These MUFC supporters slammed his performance on Twitter, with one fan even going as far to say as the Spanish veteran was ‘useless’:

**“Mata looks past it and not surprised considering he barely plays. Let him go back to Spain. (3/4)”**

[Credit: @famousmakky](https://twitter.com/famousmakky/status/1348033271230296070)

**“Christ that was torture. Matches like tonight show players like Mata and Lingard should never be seen in a United shirt again“**

[Credit: @Jordan\_sagar93](https://twitter.com/Jordan_sagar93/status/1348026560369012737)

**“James, Lingard and Mata should be out of the squad by end of this transfer window“**

[Credit: @kirundaali](https://twitter.com/kirundaali/status/1348025949422546945)

**“Juan useless boring Mata“**

[Credit: @Ishisuru1](https://twitter.com/Ishisuru1/status/1348025266027728898)

**“If Mata doesn’t come off…“**

[Credit: @UTDJoao](https://twitter.com/UTDJoao/status/1348021331569344515)

**“Thank Christ Dan James has gone off. I’d have left Greenwood on and taken off Mata. He’s forever slowing down play“**

[Credit: @vivifymedia](https://twitter.com/vivifymedia/status/1348019308924973057)

[***In other news, find out who else was slammed for his display against the Hornets here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-fans-slam-mason-greenwood-versus-watford/)