Nemanja Matić: “Chelsea weren’t in my plans, because I’d had no contact with them, I’d spent two and a half years there before leaving for Benfica. We were already in discussions with two other clubs when, at the last minute, Chelsea called with José Mourinho.

I decided to join them again because I knew the club well. I told myself that I wouldn’t need any time to adapt: I knew the place and the people. Looking back, I think I made the best possible choice.”

"The difference I felt after Chelsea was that at Chelsea everything was about the result and winning trophies. That was the spirit in the whole club, even from the man who cuts the grass.

"Roman Abramovich would only ask us about results.

"At United it was more commercial minded. I started to think that after a couple of months in the club. I understand that our salary needs to be paid, but I felt that the results were not the focus like it was at Chelsea. I maybe did two commercial jobs at Chelsea, at United it was far more.

"I arrived at United with the anger to win trophies like I had at Chelsea, but step by step I started to feel that trophies were not the focus. Maybe I’m not right, but that was my feeling inside."