Top 25 Nemanja Matic Quotes

My son is now a big Man United supporter. Of course, he supports me always.

I don’t want to speak about why I left Chelsea. I will keep that to myself.

Everyone knows where I play, as a defensive midfielder, more or less the same, so in the last six or seven years I play in that position and there is nothing new for me.

When I come home, I always look in the mirror and I want to see where I could do better, where I can improve.

Defensive midfielder is my position and I have to be focused on that role.

When you leave a big club and go on loan to a small club in Holland it is not easy. But I am a footballer and I have to be professional about my job.

When you finish the season with a trophy it’s different.

It is sometimes better to stay with the same team… for stability.

Manchester is one of the biggest clubs in the world and I’m very happy because I am part of this great club, this great group.

I’m happy to be working with Mourinho.

I’ve played regularly in a big club at Benfica, where it is not easy and there is a lot of pressure. In those years I learned to be a winner and play under that pressure.

Of course, I know that I have some qualities. I think I can run a lot, that I’m physically well but if I have other qualities I will leave other people to speak about me.

I have enjoyed my time at Chelsea and would like to thank the club and the fans for their support.

I played for Chelsea for three-and-a-half years and I gave them my best to win against them and show my quality again. I didn’t have anything to prove to them. I wanted to show my new club that I deserve to wear this Manchester United shirt.

When I arrived at Benfica I’d been playing like a No. 10 in the team, but the first thing the coach did was tell me: ‘You are going to be a defensive midfielder here.’

I always watch Chelsea games when I have the time and step-by -step, game-by-game, Chelsea is growing. I speak with Branislav Ivanovic, my friend and international team-mate a lot, a few times each month, so I know everything about the club.

I am always positive.

I just have to improve here at Chelsea. I played in Portugal but here it is a higher level so I’m sure I can improve a lot and I will work hard every day.

To play at Old Trafford in a Manchester shirt I think is something special.

Vidic was a great player and one of the players where I look to be similar because he had a great career.

I think derbies are really special because it’s two local teams playing.

The Manchester derby, for our supporters, is the most important game in the season. Always, a few days before the game, the people create that atmosphere that is special to them.

My wife and son cried when we left Portugal, but I had to move.

The Premier League is not easy for young players because it is very hard, very tough. Most of the players are very tall.

I’m happy in Manchester and that’s it. Moving to United was good for me. I play for a big club.