Since Juan Mata signed for Manchester United in January 2014, no other midfielder has scored more goals from open play. Yaya Toure and Eden Hazard are the only midfielders to score more goals in total, although almost a third of their goals have come from the penalty spot.

Yaya Toure

Goals: 20

Goals without pens: 14

Eden Hazard

Goals: 20

Goals without pens: 14

Juan Mata

Goals: 17

Goals without pens: 16

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