MANCHESTER UNITED legend Paul Scholes hailed the signing of Nemanja Matic and questioned why Chelsea let him go.
The straight-talking Mancunian hopes Matic’s aggression and discipline in midfield will give Jose Mourinho’s attacking stars the freedom to express themselves. The £40million signing of the Serbia international surprised Scholes as he also compares him to Michael Carrick.
Speaking on BT Sport, Scholes said: “I really like the Matic signing.
“That was one that surprised me, it makes you wonder ‘why did Chelsea sell him?’.
“He brings aggression to United’s midfield, which is something they’ve been lacking.
“He’s very similar to Carrick as a midfielder, but what he brings that Michael doesn’t is a little bit of aggression.
“He gets the ball, he tackles, he allows others to play – you saw that with Chelsea. “Him and [N’Golo] Kante were magnificent together and that allowed [Eden] Hazard and [Cesc] Fabregas that bit of freedom.
“And I’m hoping he’ll do that with United – freedom for [Paul] Pogba, [Anthony] Martial, [Jesse] Lingard and [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan – these players really need to step up this year I think.”
From The Sun
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