​Manchester United's Spanish star Juan Mata has revealed that he had received many calls from 'concerned friends and family' when Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho took over the reigns at the Old Trafford based club.





Both, Mata and Mourinho previously worked together for eight months at Chelsea and the Spaniard could not adjust to the formations implemented by the Portuguese tactician at the Blues, eventually leaving for Manchester United in January 2014.





However, despite initial concerns about Mata's future at United when Mourinho joined, the Spanish midfielder has gone on to prove himself as a key player for the boss at Manchester United.





While Mata admitted that he was never fearing his place in United's squad when Mourinho joined, he stated that his friends and family were very worried.





Juan Mata speaking in Spanish media.



Admits concerned family called him when Mourinho took over at #mufc but wider reaction annoyed him: "What hurt me is that they spread rumours and lies about what did not happen."https://t.co/gxeqHxNXoP pic.twitter.com/FHRUkwZFRk — Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) February 20, 2018

Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, Mata was asked about the reaction of his closed ones when Mourinho joined, to which he replied, "I faced it naturally. It’s true I received calls from concerned friends and family but I knew that I didn’t have any personal problems with Mourinho at Chelsea. What hurt me is that they spread rumours and lies about what did not happen.”





Manchester United recently triggered the one year extension clause in Mata's contract last month and Mourinho accepted that the Spaniard was important to his plans as he said, "Mata is important. Mata is very important. He is another big one, big story when I arrived one-and-a-half years ago. 'Mata in trouble, in trouble, in trouble.' Now he's getting an extension of one more year."





Mourinho had also praised Mata and said, "An important player for me, an important player for the club, an important player for the other players.”