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Man Utd need a quick fix to Matic malaise at the heart of midfield

The Serbian midfielder hasn't been able to replicate his form from the beginning of last season and it is causing a disconnect in United's engine room

For some Manchester United fans, the issues of most concern are up front. For others, it is the defence that has undermined the club’s hopes of a solid start to the 2018-19 season.

However, it is slap bang in the middle of those two departments, in the engine room on which so much depends both with and without the ball, where United have arguably been found wanting the most this term.