Matic Takes Blame For Man United Defeat At Everton

By Nigel Philips

Nemanja Matic has admitted to being Manchester United's "biggest problem" during the side’s 4-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday.

The Red Devils were humbled at Goodison Park in their sixth defeat in eight matches, courtesy goals from Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott.

Solskjaer, who prior to the game had warned his under-performing players that some of them could be sold in the summer as he looks to reshape the United squad, apologised to the club’s supporters at full-time.

But, when asked about the performance against Everton, midfielder Matic told Danish broadcasters TV2 the match was lost from the midfield as he labelled himself for blame.

"I think that the most experienced guys, in this case me, didn't play well today. So I don't think we need to blame the young guys today. I was the biggest problem.

"In these kinds of games, you have to win the battle in the middle, then the team can play better football. We didn't do that."

United remain in the hunt for a Champions League place despite the defeat and sit two points behind fourth-placed Arsenal ahead of Wednesday night's derby match against Manchester City at Old Trafford, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

Matic says the United squad have already spoken about how they can bounce back against their neighbours, who will return to the top of the Premier League with a victory.

"We had one small meeting," Matic added. "We will try to do better in the next few days. We have a big game against Manchester City, so we will see if we're ready.

"We'll keep it behind the doors, but I think it was a good meeting."