Juan Mata posts an emotional farewell video to Manchester United

Juan Mata has posted an emotional farewell video to Manchester United and their supporters after his exit from the club this summer was confirmed.

Playmaker Mata moved to Old Trafford from Chelsea in January 2014 and went on to make 285 first-team appearances overall, scoring 51 goals and winning four trophies.

He joined during the tumultuous reign of David Moyes and also featured under Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, OIe Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick over the years.

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Despite failing to win the Premier League or Champions League at United, Mata remained a deeply popular figure with the fanbase and his team-mates.

The 34-year-old will therefore part ways on glowing terms, and he has posted a video to Twitter made up of some touching words, as well as some of his finest moments.

His message read: 'It has taken me some time to process the change that is happening in my life and this is a message that for many moments over the last years I never thought I would be writing.

'But, of course, all good things come to an end and my time as a Manchester United player has just finished. 

'It would be impossible for me to express through this text all the feelings that I have been experiencing over the last weeks but to sum it up, I would like to say that I am the proudest man in the world for having represented this unique club for the last eight and a half seasons.

'It is something that I would never have dreamed of when I was little as it felt too distant for a kid in Spain to one day play for one of the best clubs in the history of football. But sometimes, reality exceeds dreams.'

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