Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata is looking forward to taking part in a full pre-season campaign for the first time in several years.
Since breaking into Spain’s senior squad in 2009, Mata’s summer international commitments have delayed his close-season return to Chelsea and, before that, Valencia.
But with Spain making a surprise early exit from the World Cup, Mata was able to join the Reds’ flight to Los Angeles on Friday and will be with the team for the duration of Tour 2014, presented by Aon, in the USA.
He told MUTV: "It will be a different pre-season for me because in the last six or seven years I’ve always had a tournament with the national team and haven’t had a complete pre-season with my team.
"So this time I will do the whole tour of the States, which is good for me to prepare for a long and hard season. This is my first pre-season with United and I’m enjoying it: the journey was good, the hotel is nice and the training ground is great."
Mata is also looking forward to his first full season with United and excited by what lies in store under new manager Louis van Gaal
"It’s the start of a new era for the club, with a new manager and players coming in," he said. "I’m really happy with the manager’s style of football and hopefully at the end of the season we can celebrate something, which would be amazing for him and for us.
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