Manchester United fans are apparently relieved the club opted to sign Nemanja Matic over Tottenham's Eric Dier in this transfer window.

Many Red Devils supporters took to Twitter to voice this opinion while watching the Spurs star in action in England's 2-1 win over Slovakia.

The midfielder bagged an equaliser for the Three Lions in their World Cup qualifier on Monday, after they fell behind in just three minutes.

But it seems Man United fans weren't impressed with his overall game, and are delighted that they instead moved for Matic.

Eric Dier scored for England in the 2-1 win over Slovakia (
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The Serbian has hit the ground running since completing a £40million move from Chelsea, and has fit in well at United, who are unbeaten in their first three games.

And he recently delighted Red Devils fans further with his comments on club legend Roy Keane - a man he looked up to as a child.

Jose Mourinho's side had been linked with the Tottenham man (
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"I will be happy to see him and have a chat with him," said Matic. "He is a legend of Man United and was a very important player for them for a long time.

"When I was young, when I started playing football, he was at his best and was a great player, one of the best midfielders in the Premier League.

Manchester United signed Nemanja Matic in the transfer window (
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"I tried to take from every player something good to improve myself, and he was one. I am happy now that I play in the same club as he played."

Tottenham fans will not be complaining however, and would have been over the moon that their club was able to retain the Englishman's services.

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