UEFA Super Cup Player hopes to catch Lopetegui's eye

After winning a treble in his first season under Jose Mourinho, Juan Mata has admitted that both he and his coach are already looking ahead to this years UEFA Super Cup final on August 8, with the coach already intent on beating his former team.

Manchester United will face Real Madrid after both won the top two competitions in Europe, the Europa League and Champions League, respectively.

Macedonia will host a European final for the first time in its history as a nation, Philip II Arena will be the venue, and Mata has been speaking of his excitement.

"I think Jose [Mourinho] is already thinking about the final, and has been since Real [Madrid] won the Champions League," the Spaniard admitted.

"The coach wants to win the trophy whilst in charge at United and although Zinedine Zidane had an incredible year in charge, we will try to create problems for them."

The Red Devils midfielder has been visiting Real Oviedo's soccer campus during his time off and described last season as a good one for everyone involved.

"We played very well in the [Europa League] final against Ajax, we won and that has now given us the path into the Champions League." Mata continued.

He was not shy when it came to speaking about transfer rumours, with Romelu Lukaku, a player who Mata has already played alongside at Chelsea, featuring in the discussion.

"We played together for Chelsea and he [Lukaku] has had a lot of good seasons at Everton," the United man explained.

"He knows the coach well, and scores a lot of goals which we hope he will carry on so we can try to win the league."

With the World Cup in Russia on the horizon at end of next season, the former Chelsea man has confessed it is a huge goal of his to play in the competition and hopes to show current coach Julen Lopetegui enough to get himself a seat on the plane.

"I always say that I am privileged to have lived and experienced what I have with Spain," he said.

"Perhaps they've been the best moments in our history so far, but I still have the same desire to play again and I only think about having a good season so I can be involved."

The former Real Oviedo player ended by speaking about his ex-coach Vicente del Bosque, a man who guided Spain to glory and someone who Mata was full of praise for.

"I achieved something historic and will be forever grateful to him," he concluded.