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Original Title: Unai Emery on Lindelof’s impact in defence: "I called Juan Mata, his teammate in Manchester United three or four years ago, and I coached Mata in Spain, and he’s a fantastic guy, an intelligent guy, and I called him speaking about the possibility to sign Lindelöf as a player, as a person”
“I called Juan Mata, his teammate in Manchester United three or four years ago, and I coached Mata in Spain, and he’s a fantastic guy, an intelligent guy, and I called him speaking about the possibility to sign Lindelöf as a player, as a person, the commitment.”
“Everything he told me, now we are watching it. He’s a fantastic guy, very professional, respectful. He was being patient and he was adapting to play on the right side when we needed him because we had two injuries to Tyrone Mings and Pau.”
“He played in the level we expected. I’m so, so happy with how he’s helping us, and I told him he’s set the level here. Now, he can’t get under this level.”