The one defining stat to show how Man United’s Juan Mata is the Premier League’s most creative player

This is now an open secret. Manchester United fans now know too well how crucial Juan Mata has become to the offensive element of their play.

The little Spaniard has been instrumental Louis van Gaal’s revolution at Old Trafford – the Dutchman entrusted with the job of cleaning up the mess left by his predecessor David Moyes.

Mata has been heavily involved in United’s attacking play. (Picture: Getty)

Defensively Van Gaal has tightened up his back line as the Red devils close in on 10 hours of play in all competitions without conceding a goal but, for some United fans, their lack of goals scored and ‘boring’ style of play is slowly becoming a problem.

United, who traveled to Watford with an injury stricken squad, needed a senior member of the first team to step up and lead by example as a host of youth academy prospects are introduced in as emergency back up for the likes of Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial and Michael Carrick.

Enter the little bearded wonder that is Juan Mata.

Opta have pulled out statistics to show how Mata’s £37million transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea has proved to be a roaring success:

30 - Since debuting for Man Utd in Jan 2014, Juan Mata has been involved in more PL goals than any other player at the club. Orchestrator.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2015

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