Man Utd news: Juan Mata plans to ruin Oriol Romeu’s birthday with win at Southampton

12:50, Mon, Sep 18, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:06, Mon, Sep 18, 2017

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Juan Mata wants to ruins Oriol Romeu's birthday with a win over Southampton

Manchester United have started the season impressively and recorded a comfortable 4-0 win against Everton at the weekend.

The Red Devils’ next test in the Premier League is a trip to St Mary’s to face Southampton on Saturday (3pm).

And Juan Mata has admitted he is full of confidence for the game and hopes he can get one over his pal Oriol Romeu and spoil his birthday with a win.

“Back to the Premier League, on Saturday we play against Southampton, always a tough team to visit,” he wrote on his official blog.

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Juan Mata and Oriol Romeu are old friends

“They don’t concede goals easily and they have a good balance in the squad.

“It will be a pleasure to face my good friend Oriol Romeu.

“We will try to upset him a little bit by winning the game just the day before his birthday!”

Saints have struggled for form this season but were 1-0 winners away at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

They currently sit ninth in the table and Mauricio Pellegrino was impressed by what he saw from his team.

"The first half was good, we created chances,” he said.

“In the second-half they pressed higher but generally we controlled the game.

“Our spirit in every single action from the beginning to the end was there."