Same old comments from this match day lot. United aren't playing Villa at home. This is Spurs, who are second in the league who have very good players and better players than United currently. As much as many slate United again today, Spurs aren't a push over at the moment. United punched first, Spurs finally punched back and the latter third of the first half petered out.
If Mata can get the ball around the halfway line after a Spurs attack breaks down from the flank, he can exploit the space vacated by Rose and release Lingard, Martial or Rashford.