Can Juan Mata save Manchester United’s season?

It looked more a case of whether United and Moyes could actually do without Mata rather than a question of whether they needed him in the first place.
Manchester United's club-record £37m move for Juan Matahas prompted questions about whether they need Chelsea's gifted Spaniard and where manager David Moyes will use him.

Those still harbouring doubts about the wisdom of this sudden move and apparent switch of emphasis from previous transfer policy had the logic laid out before them in gory detail at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
What's the Mata?
*.Age: 25
*.Chelsea appearances: 135
*.Chelsea goals: 33
*.Voted Chelsea's Player of the Season for both 2011-12 and 2012-13
*.Began his youth career at Oviedo, before moving to Real Madrid and then Valencia
*.Part of the Spain squad that won the 2010 World Cup and scored the final goal of his side's 4-0 win over Italy in the final of Euro 2012
It looked more a case of whether United and Moyes could actually do without Mata rather than a question of whether they needed him in the first place.
Yes, United were without the injured Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney – but what was left behind was mediocre mess, almost devoid of inspiration, as Sunderland deservedly won the Capital One Cup semi-finalafter a penalty shoot-out of almost laughable ineptitude.
It was no laughing matter for Moyes as his depressing start as successor to Sir Alex Ferguson took another turn for the worse after losing over two legs to a Sunderland team 19th in the Premier League, meaning they miss out on a Wembley meeting with Manchester City.
Moyes refused to take questions on Mata's proposed arrival after the defeat – perhaps not wanting to tempt fate in a season when most of what could go wrong has done.
But United and their supporters were left clinging to the hope provided by the Spaniard's proposed arrival amid the wreckage of another miserable Old Trafford night.
United looked like a team ripe for Mata's creative instincts and fiercely competitive nature. So what are the issues surrounding this acquisition?
Is Mata a panic buy?
One experienced Old Trafford observer said before the game: "Yes Mata is a panic buy – but he is a very good panic buy."
All the noises coming out of United this season were that they felt no need to pursue a player such as Mata or Mesut Ozil because they believed they were well served in this area, with players such as Wayne Rooney, who can play just off the striker, Adnan Januzaj and even Shinji Kagawa in the "number 10″ slot.
Man Utd's midfield options
*.Michael Carrick
*.Tom Cleverley
*.Marouane Fellaini
*.Darren Fletcher
*.Ryan Giggs
*.Adnan Januzaj
*.Phil Jones
*.Shinji Kagawa
*.Nani
*.Antonio Valencia
*.Ashley Young
*.Wilfried Zaha
The targets were a left-back, a central midfielder of real authority and also the possibility of buying a central defender.