Manchester United star Juan Mata has spoken about the best teammates he had at his various clubs.

Mata has played with some of the top players of the past decade at Manchester United, Chelsea and Valencia, and with Spain at international level.

Speaking in an interview with Planet Football about his best teammates, Mata said:

"I have been very lucky in my career to play with amazing players. I will say some names and will forget many, but these are the players at that instantly come to mind.

"At Valencia when I was still only 19, I played with David Villa, who was an incredible striker. Also with Fernando Morientes, David Albelda, Ruben Baraja and Vicente. All of them were incredible players and when you consider I was just a young player, it was an amazing experience to learn from them all.

"Then I go to Chelsea and you have Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Cech, Ashley Cole and Ivanovic in a very strong dressing room. At Manchester United, you have Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick. All of these guys made me a better player."