Juan Mata: Manchester United must gather momentum this week

The Manchester United attacking midfielder has highlighted the importance if this week for Manchester United.

After successive victories against West Ham in the FA Cup and Aston Villa in the league, hopes are once again high for Van Gaal's men.

With Arsenal drawing over the weekend, United's top four pursuit is now against two teams. Both Manchester City and the Gunners are ahead of United on the table with four points with five matches to go.

On Saturday, United travel to Wembley to play Everton with a place in the FA Cup final on the line. In his usual Monday blog, Mata tries to lift the spirits of fans and players ahead of a crucial week.

He wrote on his Kicca blog:

"The end of the season approaches and all the competitions are now selecting their possible winners.

Among them is the FA Cup and that’s where we want to be: lifting this historic trophy.

As you know, last Wednesday we defeated West Ham so we will play the semis in Wembley the next Saturday. In this complex season we have managed to advance in the FA Cup and now we are very excited with this unique competition that has no equal in the world, with a stadium and atmosphere that make you feel the weight of history.

We are determined to step on Wembley twice this season. (Meaning United must get to the finals by knocking out Everton).

However, before Everton and the FA Cup we have to focus on the Premier League game against Crystal Palace this coming Wednesday.

Our goal is to play the Champions League the next season and all we think about right now is to win every single game. We play at home and we want to have a good game in front of our fans; we know that we can count on Old Trafford to have an extra energy.

We are in good spirits ahead of these two games after the win against Aston Villa. The last week was very positive for us and it should help the team to gather momentum for the last few games."

Hugs,

Juan