雖然在馬其頓的斯科普里，曼聯度過了一個失望的夜晚，不過陣中新援馬蒂奇相信，自己的新隊友盧卡庫會在接下來的比賽中展現出驚人的進球能力。
在歐洲超級盃賽事當中，紅魔以1比2負於皇家馬德里，卡塞米羅和伊斯科的進球幫助皇馬取得兩球領先的優勢，盧卡庫在比賽第62分鐘為紅魔扳回一球。這也是我們的9號球員在正式比賽中首次為紅魔取得進球。
馬蒂奇對此表示：「我們的前鋒取得進球，這是非常重要的。對他建立信心也會有很大的幫助。當然，他錯失了一個非常好的進球機會，但這樣的事情時有發生，這就是足球。不過在那之後，他能取得進球，我真為他感到高興，我相信他會繼續取得進球，他在這個賽季會有很多進球。」
緊接下來，紅魔將會在周日展開新賽季的英超首戰，球隊將坐鎮老特拉福德，迎來西漢姆的挑戰。
儘管在歐洲超級盃中鎩羽而歸，但是馬蒂奇希望自己的新隊友們能儘快把精力投放到下一場比賽當中，「我們全力以赴，希望能扳平比分，甚至是贏下比賽。不過對手是一支經驗非常豐富的球隊，他們也有一些機會再取得進球，因為在最後階段，我們大軍壓上，他們找到了一些反擊的機會，」
「周日，我們會在老特拉福德球場，在我們所有的支持者面前迎來一場非常重要的比賽。明天，我們會休息一天，然後投入備戰西漢姆。」
Despite a disappointing night for Manchester United in Skopje, Nemanja Matic is sure his new team-mate Romelu Lukaku will be a goalscoring force in the season to come.
The Reds fell to a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid on Tuesday night as Casemiro and Isco netted either side of the break for the European Champions before Lukaku pulled one back after 62 minutes.
United’s new no.9’s first official goal for the club, on his competitive debut, came as he reacted fastest to fire home after Matic’s powerful shot was fumbled by Keylor Navas in the Real goal.
Before he found the net Lukaku had missed an earlier chance, but after the match Matic was confident that the Belgian’s goal would be the first of many for him.
「It’s very important for us that our strikers score goals,」 Matic told MUTV. 「It’s very important for confidence.
「As you know he missed a very good chance but this can happen – it’s football. But I am happy for him that he scored a goal after that and I』m sure that he will continue to score goals and that he will score many this season.」
For Jose Mourinho’s men attentions now turn to the start of the Premier League and West Ham, who travel to Old Trafford on Sunday for the Reds' opening match of the season.
Matic admitted that although United fell short in the Super Cup it's important that he and his team-mates focus on their next match quickly.
「We tried everything to equalise and then to win the game,」 he said. 「But they are very experienced and they also had some chances to score another because at the end we tried to go with everything to score and they had some counter-attacks.
「On Sunday we have a very important game at Old Trafford in front of all our supporters. We have tomorrow to rest and to be ready for West Ham.」