Nemanja Matic has revealed the reason behind his turnaround at Manchester United.
The central midfielder was frozen out by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and looked set for a move away from Old Trafford last year, but he has now become a key player in the United side.
Matic's position within the United camp has totally transformed and he has disclosed how he has revived his career at the club, stating that he is now Solskjaer's 'soldier'.
'I've played football for a long time already and this situation is normal, sometimes you don't play and the coach doesn't see you as a first option. You can accept it or not but you have to be professional,' he told Sky Sports.
'You have to work hard, wait for your chance and use it. This is exactly what I did.
'Now the situation is different, the coach trusts me more. I'm a soldier and I wait for the instructions from my coaching team.
'To be honest, when you don't play of course you think about everything but in my head, I always try to be positive. I always believe in my quality and I know if work hard my time is going to come again.'
Siuacet
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currently the matic, pogba and Bruno midfield is the engine of man u.
mzeereal
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Matic is a good player even before coming to man united.. We just have lot of midfielders and all what Ole need is to rotate them properly
madcow
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Matic is an experienced veteran that is a natural CDM. The only problem before was that he is slow and passes backwards. However, now, he has clearly loss a lot of weight, moves faster and make a lot of passes forward. Other squad players should learn from him. Not forgetting he's one of the few left in the squad who won the premier league before so, he knows and has what it takes to play at the highest level.
Tescimpy
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matic is the best holding midfielder in the team