Mata: We Will Fight For The FA Cup

Every Monday, Manchester United forward Juan Mata reflects on his experiences on and off the pitch in his personal blog. This week, he dissects the defeat to Southampton and looks forward to the next instalment of the Reds' FA Cup adventure...

Hi everyone,

Once again, I'm writing with a bad taste. After several games without being defeated, we lost 0-1 to Southampton at Old Trafford. And it hurts, it really does.

It was the perfect time to get the three points and stretch the good streak in 2016, but we couldn't make it. It wasn't a good game from any of the teams, a draw would have been a fair result (although not good enough for us), but a late goal from Charlie Austin after a free-kick took the points away from us. It's another tough moment, for you and for us, but we must get through this. I understand your frustration, because we feel the same way, but we have to carry on.

Football doesn't stop and now it's time for the FA Cup. And we want to fight for this trophy for you. We feel bad every time we get a bad result, but it hurts even more for you. We must get better results for you, I hope this beautiful competition will provide them. We play against Derby County, a historical team in England; they got great results, especially in the Seventies. But as I said, I hope we can make a good game, get through the next round and start another good run of results.

Hugs, Juan

Read Juan's blog in full at kicca.com/juanmata8.

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