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Matic completes Man United comeback to crush impressive Palace

Nemanja Matic scores a stunning volley in stoppage time to cap Manchester United’s comeback against Crystal Palace.

English Premier League: Nemanja Matic (90’+1′) Crystal Palace 2-3 Manchester United
LONDON — Three thoughts on Manchester United’s 3-2 win vs. Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
1. Man United show fighting spirit
In the last eight days, Manchester United have shown they can fight. A goal down against Chelsea, they came back to win 2-1. In an even deeper hole against Crystal Palace — all of their own making — they did it again. The win moves them back into second in the Premier league above Liverpool, who visit Old Trafford on Saturday.
Jose Mourinho can take plenty of…

Manchester United’s Scott McTominay will become a top player – Nemanja Matic

The guys respond to your tweets about how to define success for Man City, Paul Pogba disappearing in matches and Tottenham’s reliance on Harry Kane.

Jose Mourinho praises Romelu Lukaku and Man United for recovering from a slow start to overcome Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho reacted angrily to a question about Alexis Sanchez’s tactical discipline after Manchester United’s goalless draw with Sevilla on Wednesday night.

The FC crew are tempering their expectations following Man United’s uninspiring performance in their UCL first leg against Sevilla.
MANCHESTER — Nemanja Matic said he has been offering advice to Scott McTominay and backed the Manchester United youngster to become “a top player.”
McTominay has made the breakthrough into Jose Mourinho’s team, starting the last three games including crucial clashes against Sevilla and Chelsea.
The 21-year-old played alongside Matic both in Spain and at Old Trafford, and the Serbia international said he had tried to help his fellow midfielder get to grips with senior football.
“He is amazing,”…

Man United’s Nemanja Matic ‘didn’t have anything to prove’ to Chelsea

Jose Mourinho praised Manchester United performance after 2-1 comeback win over Chelsea.
Nemanja Matic insists he had nothing to prove to Chelsea and only wanted to show he “deserves” to wear the Manchester United shirt at Old Trafford.
Matic left Chelsea for United in a £35 million deal in the summer after winning two Premier League titles at Stamford Bridge, with United winning the meeting between the two sides 2-1 on Sunday.
“I played for Chelsea for three-and-a-half years and I gave my best to win against them and show my quality again,” Matic said. “I didn’t have anything…

Chelsea’s Antonio Conte: It’s a shame Nemanja Matic joined Manchester United

Amid all the hype ahead of Manchester United’s showdown with Chelsea, the FC crew explain why Jose Mourinho would be content with merely a draw at Old Trafford.

Antonio Conte expects to see Paul Pogba on the pitch when Chelsea face Man United, but admits it’ll be better if he’s left out by Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has said it is “unfortunate” that Nemanja Matic is now a Manchester United player.
Midfielder Matic played a key role in the Blues’ Premier League title success last season before being allowed to move to rivals United for £40 million in the summer.
Chelsea will be reunited with their former player at Old Trafford on Sunday and Conte expressed regret at the Serbia international’s departure from Stamford Bridge.
“About this player I can talk only really well because…

Manchester United confident ahead of crucial week – Nemanja Matic

Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho jokes he should win the ‘best behaved manager in the league’ award as he reacted to his sides disallowed goal against Huddersfield.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley reacts to the FA Cup quarterfinal draw and predicts how Man United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City will fare.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley examines Juan Mata’s disallowed goal from Man United’s FA Cup win and labels the use of VAR an ‘unmitigated shambles.’
Nemanja Matic insists Manchester United will head into their crucial week of fixtures full of confidence after kicking-off with a win over Huddersfield.
United face Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday and Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s team started the run with a 2-0 win at the John Smith’s Stadium in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday, and Matic is hoping to make it three wins out of three.
He said: “It was important to get the win for our confidence.
“We have…

Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata combine to see off Huddersfield in FA Cup

Excited Man United fans hopped on the pitch to celebrate with Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez after they linked up to score in United’s FA Cup win at Huddersfield.

A controversial VAR decision didn’t stop Manchester United from reaching the FA Cup quarterfinals, as Romelu Lukaku scored twice to see them past Huddersfield Town.

Man United’s Juan Mata talks all sides of his first encounter with ‘Mr. VAR’ after his goal was questionably ruled out against Huddersfield.

Jose Mourinho reflects on Man United’s overall performance against Huddersfield, Romelu Lukaku’s brace and more VAR controversy.

Jose Mourinho explains why Paul Pogba did not play in Manchester United’s FA Cup win at Huddersfield and won’t commit to him being in the squad against Sevilla or Chelsea.
Thanks to two superbly-taken goals from Romelu Lukaku, Manchester United advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, the Belgian steering them to a 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town. The pre-match talk was all of Paul Pogba’s absence, and the post-match talk threatened to be dominated by a disallowed Juan Mata goal just before half-time, controversially ruled out for offside after officials had reviewed video evidence. But Lukaku’s quick thinking guaranteed that he would take the headlines, on what…

Check their DMs: Fernandinho, Matic, and others key to a manager’s tactics

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop reveals his latest power rankings which see Liverpool and Atletico Madrid fail to make the cut.
Throughout the Premier League era, English football has never entirely embraced the defensive midfielder. In fact, the very concept has routinely prompted dissent from English fans.
Traditionally, the English game has produced plenty of box-to-box midfielders and the natural urge was therefore to field two players in that mould together. David Batty’s outstanding performances for Leeds, Blackburn and Newcastle sides were often overlooked, as was Michael Carrick’s excellent work for Manchester United….

Alexandre Lacazette and Nemanja Matic start in Arsenal vs. Man United

ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson reckons Arsenal can open up Manchester United.

ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson reckons Arsenal can open up Manchester United.
Alexandre Lacazette starts for Arsenal against Manchester United while Nemanja Matic has also overcome injury concerns to start at the Emirates.
Jose Mourinho said on Friday Serbian midfielder Matic was a doubt after he limped off with a muscle injury during the 4-2 win over Watford on Tuesday.
Here's your #MUFC team to take on Arsenal. Our starting XI is unchanged from Tuesday night's win at Watford. #ARSMUN pic.twitter.com/r2NcFVRH9l— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 2, 2017

But the 29-year-old has been included in United’s starting XI, allowing Mourinho to pick an unchanged team from the victory at Vicarage Road.
It means United continue with a three-man defence of Marcos Rojo,…

Arsenal v Man United no longer defined by rugged central midfield clashes of old

Stevie Nicol feels Jose Mourinho sends his Man United squad out with the wrong attitude against the Premier League’s best.

Alison Bender and Don Hutchison discuss whether Arsenal can keep their impressive home form up as they welcome old rivals Manchester United to the Emirates.
Local derbies remain the most hotly contested, eagerly awaited fixtures in England, but in Premier League terms there’s never been a contest as feisty as Arsenal versus Manchester United.

This is no longer England’s showpiece game — the two sides both finished outside the top four last season, for the first time in the Premier League era. But during that 25-year period, these sides have collected more wins, earned more points and scored more goals than any other. The period when they dominated…

Jose Mourinho ‘surprised’ United were offered Nemanja Matic by Chelsea

Danny Drinkwater says Jose Mourinho has a great record in big matches ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Manchester United.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he was “surprised” when he found out Chelsea had made Nemanja Matic available to buy in the summer.
United signed Matic from Chelsea for £40 million in July and the midfielder has gone on to become one of Mourinho’s key players, playing every minute in the Premier League so far this season.
Many questioned at the time why Chelsea were willing to let the 29-year-old join a rival, and Mourinho was also not expecting a reunion with a player he had previously…

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