But the Serbian refused to wallow after the chastening defeat, and insisted the Reds remain in the title race despite the setback.
“We are sorry for them [the supporters],” lamented Matic. “They support us, especially away [and] they are top. They deserve much, much better than this.
“We will do our best to make them happy in the future. But we have 14 points – we are still in the title race. We don’t want to give up until the end.”
United took the lead in the East Midlands with a superb Mason Greenwood long-ranger, but eventually succumbed to Leicester pressure in the final 15 minutes of the game, where the Foxes scored three times – despite a Marcus Rashford goal which briefly levelled the score at 2-2.