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Nemanja Matic takes sly dig at Chelsea after making his Manchester United debut
NEMANJA MATIC has well and truly put his Chelsea days behind him.
Manchester United announce Nemanja Matic signing
Nemanja Matic completed a £40million switch to Manchester United from Chelsea at the start of the week.
The Serbian midfielder made his debut in the 2-1 win over Sampdoria last night at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
And although Chelsea is part of his history, Matic seemed to make a dig at his old team-mates.
When asked for his thoughts on the current United squad, Matic said: “They are amazing.
“I played in a few clubs in my career, but these guys are amazing.”
Nemanja Matic making his Manchester United debut against Sampdoria
They are amazing. I played in a few clubs in my career, but these guys are amazing
Matic, who was left out of the Blues’ pre-season tour of Asia, insisted it was a bit ‘strange’ playing for his new club.
He added: “It was strange because the team has played and had a good pre-season.
“And as you know I trained alone in London, and it was strange for me, but I tried to give my best to control the game, give the balance and I think for the first game it was good for me.
Jose Mourinho spent £40million on Nemanja Matic
“And step by step I think I will be better and better and I hope that I will help the team to achieve something this season.”
United face Real Madrid in the Super Cup on Tuesday.
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