Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata says a 3-0 victory over Europa League opponents Partizan Belgrade was ideal.

First-half goals from Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial were followed by a powerful finish from Marcus Rashford after the break to complete United's biggest home win since August.

Mata told BT Sport: "We need a game like this, playing good football, scoring in the first half and enjoying ourselves, We did that for long periods and the fans are happy today and we have qualified.

"We are doing OK in this competition, we have qualified which was the first objective but we want to be top. We want to keep escalating positions in the Premier League and are still alive in the other two cups.

"We have a squad with a mix of experience and young people coming through the academy. Some of them are having a lot of minutes, they are developing as players and people and we are very happy with them.

"It is always good to arrive at the next game with a win. The confidence is good, we enjoyed ourselves and we will try to replicate the good football in the Premier League."