Man United can bounce back from adversity, says Matic

The loss to Leicester stretched United's winless league run to three games and left it five points behind leader Chelsea ahead of a tough fixture list.

Published : Oct 17, 2021 15:50 IST

Matic apologised to United fans for the team's shambolic performance against Leicester.
Matic apologised to United fans for the team's shambolic performance against Leicester.
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Matic apologised to United fans for the team's shambolic performance against Leicester.

Manchester United is capable of producing a good run against tough opponents in the coming weeks to soothe the disappointment of Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat at Leicester City, midfielder Nemanja Matic said.

The result stretched United's winless league run to three games and left it five points behind leader Chelsea ahead of a tough fixture list, starting with Wednesday's Champions League clash with Italian side Atalanta at Old Trafford.

United then hosts Liverpool and plays Tottenham Hotspur away before the reverse fixture with Atalanta and the Manchester derby against champion City, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under growing pressure.

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"Everyone is sad, everyone is with their head down at the moment," the Serbian told United's website on Sunday.

"It’s time to stick together, to analyse this game as soon as possible, then to think about the next one, which is in three or four days against a very good side, Atalanta."

"It’s also going to be hard. We are very disappointed, but I think that, in the future, we will show we are much better than this.

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"Every next game is the most important, every next game is a new challenge, an opportunity to show your qualities. We’re going to take responsibility. We’re going to step up and see what we can do. I’m sure that we can do a lot."

Matic apologised to United fans for the team's shambolic performance against Leicester.

"We are sorry for them. They support us, especially away and they are top. They deserve much, much better than this."

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