Nemanja Matic

“I don't want to speak about why I left Chelsea. I will keep that to myself.”

“In the defensive midfield position, the player needs to give balance to the team and try to control the game. That's exactly what I try to do.”

“I am always positive.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“I think derbies are really special because it's two local teams playing.”

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

“When you don't have results it is very difficult for players to have that high confidence.”

“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.'”

“For me, I want to improve, to play good football in a good league; the money is not the most important thing.”

“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 had other offers, but Mourinho is Mourinho. It's exciting to work with him, he is the best coach in the world and I want to work with him for a long time.”

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

“I am delighted to have joined Manchester United. To work with Jose Mourinho once again was an opportunity I couldn't turn down.”

“I recognise fully why people wear poppies, I totally respect everyone's right to do so and I have total sympathy for anyone who has lost loved ones due to conflict.”