United Briefing: Matic’s trophy hunger

In the Italian capital, David De Gea and Edinson Cavani were the outstanding performers for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s side, with our goalkeeper pulling off one stunning save after another and our forward netting a brace. 

“David was amazing,” said Nemanja. 

“I think he saved us five or six times in this game. He showed class, personality, character. Edinson also. I’m happy that we have big players with big personalities in our squad. The kids can learn from them, so I’m happy for them also. But I was not surprised because we know that they are world-class players.”

Now, following the postponement of our match against Liverpool, United have four games in nine days coming up, starting with a trip to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday. 

“As you know, the schedule will be hard,” the 32-year-old said.

“Every two or three days there will be a game but we cannot do anything [about it]. We have to be focused, we have to be ready to make a quick recovery. We have to be professional for 20 more days. When you play for Manchester United, the last few months are always busy, so we’ll be ready I think.”