Man Utd veteran Mata: We deserve to be in semis with our fantastic football

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24 Dec 2020 • 3:46 PM MYT
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Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic was delighted with their Carabao Cup win at Everton.

Late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial did the damage on Merseyside, but what pleased Matic most was the team's almost complete control of the game.

"I'm very happy with our performance," admitted the midfielder. “I think that everyone who supports Manchester United is happy, because to come here to Goodison Park, it's not easy to control 90 minutes, and I think we did it tonight.

“It was everything about us. We didn't allow them to create a lot of chances. So I think that we absolutely deserve to be in the semi-finals, and with some fantastic football also. We scored two goals, we created a lot of chances. I'm happy with everything that we saw in our team."

United will meet their Carabao Cup conquerors of last season, Manchester City, in the next round but Matic thinks the squad is well positioned to go one step further in 2021.

“This time I hope we will use our chance; we will do our best," enthused the 32-year-old, who scored in the second leg of last term's semi-final with the Blues.

“I think that we are now in a better condition, a better moment. We play better football than last year, in my opinion. I'm very confident."