Manchester United 3-1 Huddersfield: 6 Men who were brilliant for Solskjaer in the Boxing Day fixture

#3 Nemanja Matic

Matic is slowly gaining his form back for the Red Devils

Most often the silent architect of the team, Nemanja Matic has hogged the limelight for different reasons this time. The Serbian has been in poor form for Manchester United ever since the start of the season and has been at fault for quite a few times in games. It seemed that he was tired and had been caught off the pace by the younger and faster players in the opposition. There were even calls for him to be relegated to the bench permanently.

A man who shared a special relationship with Mourinho, Matic could have feared for his place in the team after the arrival of Solskjaer. However, his new boss understood his pedigree and trusted the Serbian to turn his season around soon. Against Cardiff, Matic had been decent, but at Old Trafford on Wednesday, the Serbian had his best game of the season.

Matic was strong while covering and nifty when with the ball. For a majority of the first half, he did the cleaning job, juggling Fred's forward runs and adjusting his positions to nullify the counter-attacks. In between that, he scored the all-important opening goal and eased the tension around Old Trafford.

Herrera's arrival in the second half released all the pressure and Matic stamped his authority in the game. His passing was immaculate, and his distribution reminded everyone of the player that had taken the Premier League by storm couple of years ago. Against Huddersfield, Nemanja Matic returned from the dead and Solskjaer should be very pleased.