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#4 Juan Mata (Manchester United)
There isn't much to say about Mata that hasn't been said before. The Spaniard won the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Europa League with Chelsea before he was sold by Mourinho to Manchester United. At Old Trafford, he defied the odds by becoming an integral part of the United set up under the very person who had deemed him excessive to requirements at Stamford Bridge.
Mata's brilliance on the field is beyond description; there's a silky smoothness about the way he conducts himself and his abilities are nothing short of magical. Even though he is predominantly an attacking midfielder, Mata has excelled on the right side as well as at Central Midfield for United, where his genius has almost always made up for his lack of speed. Last season, he played 32 times on the right side, and only 5 times in his preferred No. 10 role, but still managed to score 3 goals and register 7 assists. This season, Mata has already scored 3 goals from 13 appearances, even though he has been in the first XI just 7 times. His free-kick against Juventus at Turin in the Champions League, as well as the free kick against Newcastle in the Premier League were both defining moments of United's season, and he is currently ranked 4th among the top 5 Spaniards in the Premier League.
