EPL: Juan Mata apologises to Man United fans for terrible showing at Leicester

Juan Mata has apologised for Manchester United’s abysmal performance at Leicester City, saying he shared the pain of the fans after they twice surrendered a two-goal lead.

United led 2-0 and 3-1 at the King Power Stadium before capitulating to lose 5-3 in a performance the Spaniard described as ‘disappointing.’

Mata vowed to the fans that United would bounce back in their next two home fixtures against West Ham and Everton.

Writing on his blog, Mata, who came on for Angel di Maria 14 minutes from time, said: ‘After a whole week waiting for the match I could not imagine a Sunday like this.

‘The way back from Leicester to Manchester on the bus seemed really long.

‘I kept thinking about how we lost a game that was under control, but the thing is we were ahead, they equalised and when we tried to get advantage again we lost.

‘It’s really tough to score three goals away and come back home with no points.

‘On our way back to Manchester I was thinking about what had happened and felt so disappointed as all those that came with us to the stadium.

‘Honestly, I feel very sorry that the weekend ended up for our fans in such a sad way.’

UNITED’S NEXT SIX MATCHES 

Saturday – West Ham (H)

October 5 – Everton (H)

October 20 – West Brom (A)

October 26 – Chelsea (H)

November 2 – Manchester City (A)

November 8 – Crystal Palace (H)