Juan Mata undergoes groin injury, ends his season

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Manchester United have confirmed that Spanish midfielder Juan Mata has undergone an operation on his groin.
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The Premier League club made this announcement via their official Twitter account on Friday night.
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“Juan has had surgery for a groin injury. Further updates on his recovery will follow in due course,” the short statement read.
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Mata’s injury is a huge blow to Jose Mourinho, who have lost defender Phil Jones and Chris Smalling to “long-term injuries” during the international break.
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Mourinho will also be without Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, when they host West Brom in the league on Saturday.
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When confirming the injury lay-offs for Smalling and Jones on Friday, Mourinho said: “We cannot be here crying or speaking about the players who are not available to play.
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“You know Zlatan and Herrera are suspended, you know that Herrera is two matches banned for that episode against Chelsea.
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“You know what happened in the English national team with Smalling and Jones. You know that we have also Pogba injured, but I repeat they’re not important.
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“The important players are the ones that are ready to play and the ones I trust and the ones who are going to give us everything tomorrow to try to keep us in the fight for the top four.”