Man utd in talks with vital solskjaer player over new contract

Manchester United are in talks with Nemanja Matic about extending his contract beyond 2021, it has been claimed. The Serbia international looked set to leave Old Trafford in the January

transfer window. But he’s since enjoyed an upturn in form and is currently ahead of Scott McTominay and Fred in the Old Trafford pecking order. As recently as January, Matic appeared

finished at United. He’d fallen behind McTominay and Fred in Solskjaer’s pecking order and a parting of the ways was expected to happen when the transfer window reopened. In the time since,

however, Matic has enjoyed a fine upturn in form - becoming undroppable for the club in the process. The Serb has started the club’s last two Premier League matches against Sheffield United

and Brighton - sparkling in both. He’s also provided the defensive foundations for the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba to flourish in attack. LATEST LIVE SPORT TV DEALS GET SKY

SPORTS FOR JUST £25 PER MONTH FOR 3 MONTHS GET BT SPORT FOR HALF PRICE "He’s the one who gives them protection which enables them to get ahead of the play and do some magic and that’s

what they did against Brighton. "His passing has been fantastic and he’s really stepped up. He constantly wins the ball back and sets Man United on their way. "He really does his

bit defensively and he’s the one who is always there to clean it up. There’s no doubt that he’s stepping up his performances." Matic, meanwhile, recently opened up on his United form -

and said both he and the rest of Solskjaer’s players were confident at present. “For us, every game is a final, it doesn’t matter if it’s a real final in the FA Cup or the Europa

League," he said. THINK YOU KNOW FOOTBALL? FOOTBALL QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: 15 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR YOUR HOME PUB QUIZ "For us every game is a final, we have to think like

that. We have to try to win every match and, at the end, we will see. “We don’t depend only on us, we have to win our games and wait for others to drop points and I hope we can reach that

third spot and, if we do that, then the season will be fantastic for us. "I’m very, very confident and I think the team looks well at the moment.” Matic is expected to start when United

face Bournemouth in their Premier League clash on Saturday (3pm). The Red Devils haven’t lost since the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield back in January. THINK YOU KNOW SPORT? TEST YOUR

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