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​Mourinho praises Man Utd new boys Lukaku & Matic

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has praised the experience and 'stability' of Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic.

Former Everton forward Lukaku scored a brace in his Premier League debut for United, while Matic, who signed from Chelsea this summer, was awarded the man of the match award.

The Portuguese said: "First of all, they [Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic] are obviously top players.

"Secondly, they've played for years and years in the Premier League so it's nothing new for them - only the club and the colleagues, not even the manager as they worked with me before.

"I think they showed that stability really that Victor Lindelof, for example, doesn't have now as he's just arrived from a completely different environment."

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