Manchester United must not let
their frustrating 1-1 draw with Stoke City on Saturday stop them
believing "everything is possible this season", says Juan Mata.
After
a tough eight day spell that yielded three consecutive defeats, United
recovered with victories over Northampton Town, Leicester City and Zorya
prior to last weekend's Premier League encounter.
They
were unable to claim a fourth, though, as Joe Allen's 82nd minute
strike cancelled out Anthony Martial's opener to earn a share of the
spoils for Potters.
Mata admits the United squad
are "not in the best mood" following the draw, but remains confident
they can still enjoy success in the 2016-17 campaign.
"I'm feeling angry because the team played really well but we didn't win," he wrote in a blog on his website.
"It
was a pity, that's the truth. My perception from the pitch was that we
were playing a good game, creating chances, passing the ball
effectively, but we couldn't complete our job.
"We have to take the positive aspects and know that if we keep playing like this, we will definitely get good results.
"Against
Stoke, the team was full of confidence and we wanted to keep the good
streak. We did it in terms of football and the way we played, but not in
the score.
"With only one point instead of three
we are not in the best mood to take the international break, but we are
aware that, at our level, everything is possible this season.
"We
have five games in October that are very important and we will give our
best to make it a good month. Manchester United has always had
challenges and the one we have this season is still there.
"Many
times in sport you must learn to accept those games when, even if you
do many things well, you don't win. That is football, and that's why
it's such a nice and exciting sport.
"We'll be
back to the competition in two weeks [against Liverpool] in Anfield.
It's a massive game and we are looking forward to start working on it."
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