The goalless draw with Arsenal on Monday night has left United 11 points adrift of fourth-placed Liverpool.
With no FA Cup action this weekend following the shock third round defeat to Swansea, David Moyes has taken his side on a short break to Dubai.
And Mata reckons it could give United the boost they need to get their bid to secure Champions League football back on track.
“We are going to rest a bit, train as a group and prepare ourselves for the rest of the season,” Mata said.
“Once we come back from this mini-break hopefully we will win many matches.”
Mata has struggled to find his best form since signing from Chelsea in a record deal in January.
Moyes’ decision to use the Spaniard in a wide role has been criticised by the likes of Gordon Hill, with the United boss urged to play the 25-year-old in a more central role.
But the player himself insists he is comfortable operating anywhere across the midfield.
“Throughout my career I have played on the left, on the right and just behind the striker,” Mata said.
“I don’t mind playing anywhere the manager tells me.”
It is easy to understand why Mata is content to be shifted around the United team.
After spending most of the first half of the season on the bench at Chelsea, Mata is just happy to be on the pitch.
And having found a place to live in Manchester, Mata finally seems to have finally found contentment in the north west after a difficult six-month period which has put the player’s chances of playing in the World Cup in jeopardy.
“I am happy at the club, very happy,” Mata said.
“I am enjoying my football, I am getting minutes on the pitch, I am in a very, very big club and I hope we finish the season well.
“David De Gea has helped me settle, the same with Chicharito, Valencia, and Rafael, they all speak Spanish but everyone there has helped me.
“People like Giggs have been here for many years and there’s Rooney and Van Persie, they have all treated me phenomenally well.”
Written by Steve Milne @stevenmilnelive
