Wednesday 11 October 2017 13:37, UK
Juan Mata sees Manchester United's trip to Liverpool on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Premier League, as one of the biggest games of the season.
United are unbeaten in the league and would move 10 points clear of Jurgen Klopp's side with a victory at Anfield.
Mata wrote on his blog on United's official website: "Obviously, we have to talk about our next Premier League game, in Anfield.
"This is one of the big games of the season without a doubt.
"There's no need to say what it means for us and for our fans, and I hope that we can play a great game and take the three points to Manchester.
"We will try to extend our good run of results since the season started."
The Spanish midfielder is disappointed that Marouane Fellaini, who suffered knee ligament damage while playing for Belgium against Bosnia-Herzegovina, will miss out, but hopes all other United players who were also away on international duty will return unscathed for the trip to Merseyside.
He added: "I also hope that none of my team-mates has physical problems in the second game with the national teams as it was the case with (Marouane) Fellaini, to whom I wish a speedy recovery.
"We have had some very exciting games with the national teams involved, and we are starting to know the full list of teams that will make it to the World Cup next summer.
"That's the case of England and Spain, for instance. Both teams got a well-deserved passport to Russia 2018."
