Manchester United midfielder, Nemanja Matic, has expressed his relief to have put a “strange” pre-season behind him, by making his debut for his new side in Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Sampdoria .
Matic played 45 minutes from the start, as goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata secured victory in the friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Having only confirmed his transfer from Chelsea on Monday, the Serbia international admitted it was tough to adapt to a new team near the end of pre-season.
“I trained alone in London and it was strange for me but I tried to give my best to control the game well and to give balance,” Matic told MUTV.
“I think for the first game it was good for me.
“Step-by-step I think I will be better and better and I hope I will help the team to achieve something this season.”
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