Nemanja Matic has termed Alexis Sanchez as an important player for Manchester United.
Sanchez scored his second goal of the season against his former side in the FA Cup fourth round match at the Emirates and Matic believes the Chilean has a lot to offer for Man City. Man United cruised to a 3-1 win to book their place in the fifth round of the competition.
“Alexis has great character. He works every training 100 percent and I’m happy for him because when you work like that, in the game, you can’t play bad so he is doing very well. He helps the team. He is a great guy. I’m happy for him because he must understand he is a very important player for us.” Matic told ESPN.
On the videos Ole Gunnar Solskjaer showed the team before the kick-off, Matic says the recordings helped them prepare for the game as it was the best way to analyze their opponents. The Norwegian had admitted himself that he had provided video analysis for his team in the build-up to the match.
“He [Solskjaer] was in there also. I think we prepared for the game really well. We analyzed them. I think every person in the staff did a great job. We knew exactly what to expect. We knew what we had to do. We knew how we could hurt them so we used our chances and I think the preparation was great and this is the result of that.” Matic joked.
The Red Devils have now won eight matches since Mourinho left; two in the cup competitions and six in the league.
