Chelsea vs Manchester United: When Matic wanted to leave Chelsea but was forced to stay

Premier League action resumes this weekend and all eyes will be on  one fixture that tops list - Chelsea vs Manchester United. clash at Stamford Bridge could see two former Blues' Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata feature for Manchester United, both who h different ends to ir Chelsea careers. While Spanish creator Mata remains a fan favourite, same cant be said for Serbian destroyer Matic.

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Chelsea vs Manchester United: Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata return to Stamford Bridge

Nemanja Matic reunited with former Chelsea manr Jose Mourinho at Manchester United after signing for a reported fee of €44 million.  However, transfer came a year later than Matic h been hoping for, but stayed put as a central midfielder in Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3 formation and ended up winning Premier League title. In fact, Juventus were keen on signing Matic, but Antonio Conte brushed off those rumours saying that Matic remained important to his plans, but that me difference to Serbian midfielder. Hence, talks over a new contract stalled. 

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Chelsea vs Manchester United: Matic trained alone to force Manchester United transfer

When Jose Mourinho urged Manchester United to splash cash to sign Matic, re was thing Chelsea could do to keep him. Matic me it clear he wanted to join Manchester United and trained on his own in first few weeks of pre-season in summer of 2017 rar than travelling on a Far East Tour with rest of squ. Ironically, Mourinho was chief of Matic’s greatest humiliation in his Chelsea career, substituting him in and n off after 28 minutes on pitch in 1-3 defeat at Stamford Bridge to Southampton in 2015.

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Chelsea vs Manchester United: Did Nemanja Matic never get credit for his performance at Chelsea?

Nemanja Matic was a vital part of Chelsea’s last two title-winning sides, yet never got credit for his steely presence in midfield. Matic h grown increasingly unhappy about only being asked to comment about his team-mates’ displays and Chelsea officials asked journalists to raise a few questions about his performance after a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

When reporter duly obliged and began exchange by asking Matic about his form, former Benfica man responded with pointed surprise and said that he did t wher he was at his best in Chelsea. However, he ded that he always gave everything for team and said that sometimes he’s better, while it’s t eugh sometimes.

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