Nemanja Matic takes sole blame for Man Utd's loss at Everton: 'I was the biggest problem'

Off form: Nemanja Matic

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Alex Young @alexwsyoung22 April 2019

Nemanja Matic has taken the entire blame for Manchester United's woeful 4-0 loss at Everton , describing his performance as the "biggest problem".

United fell to their biggest Premier League loss since October 2016 as Richarlison, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott took advantage of a shambolic United display.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer apologised to supporters after the game before blaming the fitness of his squad but Matic feels the defeat was solely on his shoulders.

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"Nothing worked for us today," Matic told Norwegian TV channel TV2 after the game.

"I, who am the most experienced player in the team today, did not play well. We can’t blame the young lads. I was the biggest problem."

Matic was making his first appearance since the 2-1 win over Watford on March 30 and Jamie Carragher, while acting as a pundit on Sky Sports, said the midfielder played "like he’s towing a caravan".

United are next in action on Wednesday when they welcome rivals Manchester City to Old Trafford.