Nemanja Matic reveals Jose Mourinho pep talk before impressive debut in Manchester United win over West Ham
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Nemanja Matic enjoyed a superb debut for Manchester United at the heart of the midfield.
The Serb won the Man of the Match award after the 4-0 thrashing of West Ham to kick off the new Premier League season.
Jose Mourinho may have pulled off the signing of the summer by convincing former club Chelsea to release the midfielder for £45m.
The Portuguese inspired Matic with some clear instructions to work alongside Paul Pogba, report the Manchester Evening News.
The 29-year-old told Sky Sports: "He said that I have to do my job and Pogba needs to do his job like everyone in the team. I am happy that everyone gave his best and everyone played well tonight, that’s why we won 4-0 against a very good team in our first game.
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"We have to continue to work like this, to play like this and we will see. It is a long season."
United were dominant against West Ham and were good value for their win with a fluid, attacking display that improved once Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring.
And Matic promises there is much more to come, starting with next weekend's trip to Swansea.
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He added: "It was a very important game for us, to start well and get the three points against a very good side. They were very, very compact until we scored the first goal, after that there was more space for us to win,
"I am really happy for the team because we started well. We take three points and in the next game we will play with more confidence. I don’t want to say it will be easier for us but we will have more confidence for sure."