Five Things That Manchester United Still Need To Improve Despite Narrow Win Over Everton

Work out the role of Juan Mata

Juan Mata is now playing in the number ten role for United but, once again, he didn’t have the impact on the game that van Gaal will have desired – possibly due to the lack of pace and runners beyond him to pick out. Other than Angel di Maria, who tends to pick the ball up deep himself, United’s attack is full of quality but still lacking in the movement and pace needed for a player like Mata to thrive.