The Spain international scored one and set up the other as the Red Devils recovered from an early set back to pick up three pointsJuan Mata proved to be Manchester United's saviour as he scored and set up a goal as Louis van Gaal's men came from behind to beat Wolfsburg 2-1 on Tuesday.
Daniel Caligiuri gifted Dieter Hecking's side the lead inside just four minutes, but Mata was on hand to level the score from the penalty spot later in the half.
United took the lead after the break through Chris Smalling who finished after a sweet Mata backheel and the home side held out for the three points.
