Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has insisted that he is not bothered by the recent criticism aimed at the club from the media.

Louis van Gaal's side were slammed by the press following last week's 2-1 defeat to FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their last-32 clash in the Europa League.

"I know that we have to improve our game level in terms of how we played in Denmark," Mata told reporters. "We have to play better and adapt to their team better.

"No-one better than us as players knows how we felt in the game and whether we've done good or bad. I was very sad and frustrated because of the game, because of the result and because of our away fans, but not because of the media criticism."

United will face the Danish team at Old Trafford for the second leg on Thursday.