Nemanja Matic has said it’s a positive that Manchester United are blooding so many youngsters, despite it limiting his own playing time.
The central midfielder made his first start of the Premier League campaign in Saturday’s Premier League game with Leicester City, which the Red Devils won 1-0.
He has lost out on a starting berth, with Scott McTominay starting in his stead. McTominay is one of several youngsters to get lots of game-time this year, with 21-year-olds Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James chief among those to feature.
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Matic says he thinks those players have earned the right to start and them getting minutes bodes well for the future of the club.