Nemanja Matic boots ball in woman’s face on Man United debut but is quick to rush over and apologise
Midfielder wasted no time in impressing the manager and Red Devil supporters with his performance
NEMANJA MATIC certainly made his presence well known to one unfortunate fan on his Manchester United debut.
The £40million midfielder booted the ball at a female's face in frustration during a pre-season match against Sampdoria.
Keen to impress, Matic had failed to keep the ball in play and attempted to kick it at the advertising hoardings.
But unbeknown to the 29-year-old, the ball flew into the crowd and connected with a woman who clutched her face.
The ex-Chelsea man quickly realised his error and rushed to comfort the woman.
Her friends appeared to find the funny side as they cracked up with laughter whilst even Matic shared a slight grin.
But it didn't appear to affect his performance on the field having impressed in United's midfield.
Jose Mourinho's men won the game 2-1 thanks to goals either side of half-time from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata.
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And after the clash Matic said: "It was nice, it was nice to play in front of our supporters and that was special to me and I am happy to make my debut for such a big club such as Manchester United.
"I trained alone in London and it was strange for me, but my first game was good for me and I will be getting better and better.
"The guys helped me become part of the team and they are all nice guys."
Mourinho will see this as job well done as they ended their pre-season with just one defeat to Barcelona.
Next up is a Super Cup clash against Real Madrid in Macedonia on August 8 before their Premier League curtain raiser at home to West Ham.
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