Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has said the club needs to fight for the title next season and cannot allow a team to run away with it like Liverpool did this season.
United finished in third place but were 15 points behind Manchester City and 33 off first place Liverpool who won their first title in 30 years.
“Me, personally, I would like to win the Premier League with Manchester United,” Matic told the club’s official magazine Inside United. “I think that our club always needs to fight for the title.
“We always need to try to do the best for this club, which we are doing at the moment, and I think we cannot allow any club to win the league seven or 10 games before the season finishes. So we have to fight until the end.”
Matic praised United’s squad and said he does not see the side’s youth as an issue in their bid to win a Premier League title.
The young attacking trio of Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have been praised for their goal contributions this season, scoring more than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino across all competitions.
“Of course, we have a young team, but this cannot be an excuse,” Matic added. “I think these young players already have a few seasons behind them playing. So, from the next season, we have to fight for the title. I don’t know if we’re going to win [it] but I’m sure that we can fight until the end.”
