Former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has taken to social media to respond to coming up against his former club for the first time since leaving.
The 36-year-old was an unused substitute for Lyon in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final on Thursday night. The score ended in a 2-2 draw with Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee on the scoresheet for United.
Ahead of the game, there was a war of words between Matic and United goalkeeper Andre Onana. It started when the United man spoke about the upcoming game against Lyon following the 0-0 draw against Manchester City last weekend.
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“I think we are better than them, we just have to go there and show who we are,” he said.
During his pre-match press conference, Matic hit back at Onana. When asked about his comments, Matic said: “I don’t know, to say that, you need to have cover for something like that. Onana? Pfttt.
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