that the entire squad is behind Luke Shaw as he
recovers from a broken leg.
Juan Mata has dedicated Manchester United's 3-2 Premier
League win over Southampton to injured defender Luke Shaw.
The left-back faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after
fracturing both bones in his right leg in United's Champions
League defeat to PSV and Mata has stressed that the entire
squad supports the left-back as he looks to recover before the
end of the season.
Mata scored United's third goal at St Mary's Stadium to secure
victory.
"We are all very sorry for Luke," the Spaniard told Sky Sports.
"Obviously what happened to him was very unlucky, but he
knows we are all with him and this victory is for him."
Manchester United endured a difficult game against
Southampton and Mata acknowledged that Louis van Gaal's
men were second-best in the opening stages of the encounter.
"Southampton are a very difficult team, which changes the
situation because in the first 30 minutes we played badly. They
were the better team and created even more chances to score
more goals but with the first goal we changed that," he added.
"In the second half we started to play well and Anthony Martial
got his second goal. I scored the third goal for the team and
from then we kept good possession and managed the game.
Obviously in the Premier League you have to go to the last
minute to get the points."
Mata's goal came from a rebound after Memphis Depay hit the
post and he hailed the Dutchman's contribution.
"Memphis was a fantastic player for the team and we tried to
keep the ball and find the space to shoot on goal,” Mata said.
"Luckily the ball came back to me, good finish and at that
moment we played fantastic.
"It was a great move. The way we passed the ball was the way
we want to play."
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