Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has wished all 24 teams competing in the 2019 Asian Cup good luck in a video message.
Mata, a European champion and World Cup winner with Spain, is currently in Dubai with the rest of the United squad for a winter training camp.
The 2019 Asian Cup has been expanded from 16 teams that contested the the tournament in Australia in 2011.
The continental championship runs until February 1.
United are back in action on Sunday when they face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at Wembley.
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