Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata insists that the start his side had against Arsenal yesterday was not acceptable and they will need to learn their lessons as quick as possible.
The Red Devils, who topped the table at the start of the weekend, were forced to concede three in the space of the first 19 minutes, making the chances of a recovery slim.
While revealing the fact that the main aim for his team was to retain top spot, Mata insisted that the fact that they were unable to do so was down to the fact that they had a poor start.
However, now that the match is done and dusted the Red Devils will have to learn their lessons and make sure that the similar mistakes don't happen again, he feels.
Speaking about yesterday's result, Mata wrote on his personal blog: "A start like this from us is unacceptable; if we want to fight for big things we must learn the lesson as soon as possible.
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"The only thing I can say is that we shouldn't play a game like this again. When we were starting to react and move the ball, Alexis scored the third one.
"It's not easy to beat Arsenal at their stadium, but when you lose 3-0 after the first 20 minutes then it's almost impossible."
The Spaniard also spoke about the possibility of a comeback had his team managed to score one goal. But on the day that did not happen and Mata is disappointed at that.
"From that moment we tried to stop them but we didn't create chances, only a good one from Anthony [Martial] right before half time.
"If we had scored that one, things could have been different, but nothing happened after the break.
"We tried to get back into the game, fighting until the end, but obviously we were penalised by our horrible start."
