And he’s suggested he wants to remain at the Theatre of Dreams for the rest of his playing days by revealing his desire to emulate Red Devils legend Ryan Giggs.
“I would love to play until I am 40 like Giggsy did!” he told Inside United.
“I feel good, mentally and physically. And with more experience you understand the game better so you can position yourself in better situations and you can make better decisions when you have the ball, and when you don’t have the ball, so you can make up for your natural physical progression.
“For me, football is played with the feet but it’s also played with the mind and in your head.
Man Utd Transfer News: Juan Mata has dropped a hint over his future (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd Transfer News: Juan Mata has hinted that he wants to end his career at Old Trafford (Image: GETTY)
I would love to play until I am 40 like Giggsy did!
Juan Mata
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"I try to be as focused as I can with my brain to make the right decisions, and playing like that I think I can play still for some years and that’s my aim.
“I am enjoying it a lot and I will try to push it as much as I can and I’ll try to catch Giggsy in years!
“In games it’s difficult because he’s played over a thousand or something, but in years I can try.”
Although there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding his future in Manchester, Mata is ‘calm’ about the situation.
Man Utd Transfer News: Juan Mata wants to emulate Ryan Giggs (Image: GETTY)
Man Utd Transfer News: Juan's current contract with Manchester United expires in July (Image: GETTY)
"I've been in England for a while, but it's true that at times you miss home, your family, your friends," he recently told AS.
"But I don't know if I'll return to Spain in the near future.
“I’m calm, I'm at the fantastic club that is Manchester United, one of the biggest in the world."
Mata and his Manchester United team-mates will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they welcome relegation-threatened Brighton to Old Trafford.
United enter the match against Chris Hughton's side riding a six-game win streak, which has seen them move level on points with fifth-placed Arsenal.