'Mourinho has spent over a month figuring out how to beat Real Madrid'

'I think Jose [Mourinho] is already thinking about the final, and has been since Real [Madrid] won the Champions League', Juan Mata explained, the player himself also aiming for victory.

'The coach wants to win the trophy whilst in charge at United and although Zinedine Zidane had an incredible year in charge, we will try to create problems for them', he added.

After a complicated season for United, Mata is glad to be back among the best of Europe: 'We played very well in the [Europa League] final against Ajax, we won and that has now given us the path into the Champions League'.

When asked about Lukaku, the Spaniard did not avoid the question, showing himself open to the player's arrival: 'We played together for Chelsea and he [Lukaku] has had a lot of good seasons at Everton', the United man explained. 'He knows the coach well, and scores a lot of goals which we hope he will carry on so we can try to win the league'.

Another one of Juan Mata's main objectives is to play for his country again: 'I always say that I am privileged to have lived and experienced what I have with Spain. Perhaps they've been the best moments in our history so far, but I still have the same desire to play again and I only think about having a good season so I can be involved'.

'I achieved something historic and will be forever grateful to him', he said about former Spain coach Vicente del Bosque.