Matic urges Man Utd to refocus on Champions League race after FA Cup disappointment
July 20, 2020
The Serbian midfielder is already looking ahead to a crucial midweek meeting with West Ham after a heartbreaking defeat to Chelsea
Nemanja Matic has urged Manchester United to refocus on the Champions League race after their disappointing FA Cup exit.
The Red Devils came up against Chelsea in the semi-finals of the domestic competition at Wembley on Sunday, where they were looking to extend a 19-match unbeaten run.
Matic endured a torrid evening in the middle of the park against his former employers, but has stressed the importance of getting over the result quickly with a view to picking up a vital three points against West Ham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
“Of course there is always some feelings when we play against Chelsea because it is my ex-club, but we are disappointed because we lost.
“We wanted to get to the final and Chelsea scored three goals, they used their chances and deserved to be in the final, so our focus now is on Wednesday night against West Ham. We have to win that game.
“From this moment, we will focus on that and we’ve already spoke a little bit in the changing room about that. In three days we have another challenge and we have to recover as soon as possible.”
Matic added on the lessons United must learn from their humbling at the hands of Chelsea: “We always want to win and that’s exactly what we tried today, but this is football.
“You don’t win always, sometimes you don’t have your day, you don’t play well and this can happen, but we know what we are playing for, so in the future, we cannot allow conceding three goals like we conceded today and I am sure we will learn from this.”
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