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Juan Mata says Manchester United are finding it easier to express themselves having gained confidence from four straight wins.http:///...o-Pineda-Jersey.html . Uniteds narrow 1-0 win over Watford on Wednesday marked only the second time this season they have won four in a row in all competitions, leaving them level on points with fourth-place Manchester City, who have a game in hand.Mata is the only United player to play in every Premier League game this season, and while he admits the campaign has been tough, the Spaniard is enjoying the current winning period. Mata scores Manchester Uniteds match-winning goal in the 83rd minute against Watford Speaking exclusively to Sky Sports he said: Its a good moment for us, a nice two or three weeks, winning games and enjoying our football, and making our fans proud.Since the game against Shrewsbury in the FA Cup, this victory gave us our confidence back. We won a massive game against Arsenal, and we showed character, intensity, and then in the last game it was tough. Thats what confidence means for me and any player I think. When you are winning and when you are having good results it is in a way easier to play your football, and thats what were doing right now.The players and manager Louis van Gaal have come in for criticism this season having crashed out of the Champions League and losing their grip on the top four. Marcus Rashford is one of several young players to make their debut under Louis van Gaal in recent weeks But Mata, who moved to United in January 2014 under David Moyes, says the criticism is part and parcel of playing for such a big club.Theres always that possibility when youre playing for a club like Manchester United, you have to win every game, and when you dont win one or two games it is a big problem, he said. How high can Man Utd finish? As Manchester United hit some form, we look at how high in the Premier League they can finish. You have to deal with it and you have to face it as a professional footballer and just try to focus on what you have to do.[Top four] is where I think Manchester United should always be. And now we have two ways to be there, one is through the Premier League and the other is through the Europa League, where we are going through stages and facing a big club like Liverpool. Mata says it is testament to Van Gaal that the youngsters have performed Well try until the end of the season to get this club where it deserves to be and that is in the Champions League. Obviously we need to win almost every game to do that until the end of the season.Much has been made of the influx of young players Van Gaal has introduced in recent weeks due to injuries to senior players, with Marcus Rashford in particular proving a success with four goals in his first two games.And Mata, who captained United on Wednesday and was the most senior player in the starting eleven at 27, says it is testament to the clubs academy and Van Gaal himself that the more youthful players are holding their own. Van Gaal speaks ahead of the Super Sunday clash against West Bromwich Albion I think it speaks very well for the philosophy of the manager and for the academy of the club. The manager believes in them, he showed with Ajax and Bayern Munich that he is not afraid to put young people in the first eleven.I was the oldest the other day at 27 years old. If youd told me 15 years ago in Spain that I was going to be captain of Manchester United, I would say it is almost impossible. I felt very proud and very happy.Watch the full exclusive interview with Juan Mata on Soccer Saturday from midday Also See: LVG wants trophies over fourth Sky Live: West Brom v Man Utd How high can Man Utd finish? Utd v Liverpool kick-off moved http:///...-Carrico-Jersey.html . -- Ty Montgomery had 290 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, and fifth-ranked Stanford held on to beat No. http:///...rweireld-Jersey.html . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . http:///...Calabria-Jersey.html . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.CLEVELAND -- The Indians swung and missed with Mark Reynolds. The team designated the slumping slugger for assignment on Thursday, ending his first season in Cleveland, one which began with power and production but fizzled out quickly. Lacking a power-hitting right-handed bat for their lineup, the Indians signed Reynolds to a one-year, $6 million contract in December. Reynolds, who hit 60 homers in the previous two seasons in Baltimore, started well and hit 13 homers in April and May. His teammates even nicknamed him "Mega Mark" for a few of his monstrous, tape-measure shots. Then he began to miss. Reynolds is batting just .215 with 15 homers and 48 RBIs, and the free-swinger struck out 123 times and hes only hit two homers since May. Since the All-Star break, hes hitting just .185 (5 of 27) with 10 strikeouts in 27 at-bats. Manager Terry Francona has reduced his role, giving some of his at-bats to Ryan Raburn, who signed a two-year contract extension with the club on Wednesday. The Indians had held out hope Reeynolds would get hot again, and maybe carry their offence the way he did with the Orioles last season, when he helped Baltimore win one of the ALs two wild-card spots. http:///...asterson-Jersey.html. But Cleveland, which enters Thursdays series finale against Detroit a season-high six games behind the Tigers in the AL Central, ran out of patience and decided to designate the 29-year-old Reynolds, who maintained a positive attitude and always handled himself professionally during his months-long skid. The Indians have 10 days to trade, release or place Reynolds on waivers. To take his roster spot, the club recalled reliever Preston Guilmet (gil-met) from Triple-A Columbus. Hell give manager Terry Francona another arm after the Indians wore out their bullpen in a 14-inning loss to the Tigers on Wednesday. This is Guilmets second stint with Cleveland. He made his major league debut with the club on July 10. In 42 appearances with the Clippers, Guilmet is 4-4 with a 1.95 ERA and 18 saves. He has 64 strikeouts in 55 1-3 innings. Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
