If having silky football skills were not enough, Manchester United pair Juan Mata and Ander Herrera have shown that they have talent in a different activity – bowling.

Ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Reading, the Spaniards headed to a bowling alley to enjoy some down time.

Mata has become an important member of Jose Mourinho’s team this season, which was rather unexpected considering the Portuguese coach sold the midfielder to United in 2014 when the pair were at Chelsea.

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As for Herrera, he has made 23 appearances in all competitions and has produced four assists.

United are currently on a 13-match unbeaten run, with the last seven ending in victories.

It is unclear whether the pair will play against Championship opposition Reading this weekend, but they both seemed in good spirits when they hit the lanes.

The duo posted videos of themselves getting strikes, but Mata claimed that it took him 137 attempts to get it right, so maybe bowling is not his game!

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