New Era

Man United can bounce back from adversity -

- Matic

Manchester United are capable of producing a good run against tough opponents in the coming weeks to soothe the disappoint­ment of Saturday’s 4-2 Premier League defeat at Leicester City, midfielder Nemanja Matic said.

The result stretched United’s winless league run to three games and left them five points behind leaders Chelsea ahead of a tough fixture list, starting with

Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Italian side Atalanta at Old Trafford.

United then host Liverpool and play Tottenham Hotspur away before the reverse fixture with Atalanta and the Manchester derby against champions City, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under growing pressure.

“Everyone is sad, everyone is with their head down at the moment,” the Serbian told United’s website yesterday.

“It’s time to stick together, to analyse this game as soon as possible, then to think about the next one, which is in three or four days against a very good side, Atalanta. “It’s also going to be hard. We are very disappoint­ed, but I think that, in the future, we will show we are much better than this.

“Every next game is the most important, every next game is a new challenge, an opportunit­y to show your qualities. We’re going to take responsibi­lity. We’re going to step up and see what we can do.

I’m sure that we can do a lot.”

Matic apologised to United fans for the team’s shambolic

performanc­e against Leicester.

“We are sorry for them. They support us, especially away and

they are top. They deserve much, much better than this.”

 ?? Photo: Irish Mirror ?? Optimistic... Manchester United has a winless league run of three games.
Photo: Irish Mirror Optimistic... Manchester United has a winless league run of three games.

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