Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has heaped praise on "magic" Juan Mata after he scored his first A-League goal. Mata, 36, joined Western Sydney Wanderers in September after leaving Vissel Kobe.
He made his Westies debut against Sydney FC in October and has since featured in each of their first 11 league matches of the 2024/25 season.
Mata had failed to score in any of his first ten appearances but he made no mistake in a 3-2 defeat to Macarthur, netting his maiden goal for the club.
After Jed Drew had given Macarthur the lead, Mata equalised for the Westies. It was a fine strike from the Spanish magician, who was found on the edge of the area and he expertly placed the ball into the bottom corner.
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