Juan Mata looks set to miss rest of Manchester United's season

Juan Mata looks set to miss whatever remains of the season after Jose Mourinho conceded he anticipates that the Spaniard will be out until the finish of May. 

Joined's last Premier League round of the season is on May 21 against Crystal Palace, while the Europa League last - ought to United arrive - would be on May 24 in Stockholm. 

Mata, who is United's second most noteworthy scorer this season with 10 objectives, has been out since experiencing crotch surgery toward the finish of a month ago. 

Talking after United's 1-1 Europa League draw against Anderlecht on Thursday, Mourinho gave a concise refresh when approached about conceivable return dates for Mata, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling. 

"Late May," Mourinho said of Mata. "Also, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, mid-May." 

Jones stays out with a foot harm while Jones has a lower leg issue. Both focus backs were harmed while on universal obligation with England a month ago. 

A mid-May return implies they could possibly be back for United's last three Premier League matches of the season, against Tottenham (May 14), Southampton (May 17) and Palace. 

The semi-finals of the Europa League are planned to be held more than two legs on May 4 and May 11, so both are probably not going to highlight in those matches ought to United progress past Anderlecht in the last eight. 

Mourinho is asking Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo can remain fit for whatever is left of the season as United face up to upwards of 12 matches - eight in the Premier League, a conceivable four more in Europe - inside the following a month and a half. 

"There is nothing I can do [about the present guarded situation]," Mourinho said. "They [Bailly and Rojo] need to go until the breaking points. There is no other decision. We don't have whatever other focal safeguards. They need to go. There is no other shot. 

"In the event that we touched base in a circumstance in the Premier League, I want to think not, where numerically the main four is impractical, then it's a simple choice. Rest them and run with them in the Europa League - on the off chance that we are still in the opposition. 

"Be that as it may, at this time, we are in this circumstance where we have two matches close by and on the off chance that we win both matches, we are in the main four. We need to battle for each diversion, so it's astonishing mindset by Eric and by Marcos, yet we need to go."