Nemanja Matic has named Nemanja Vidic as the man he hopes to emulate after completing a £40million move to Manchester United.

The Serbian put pen to paper on a three-year deal this week and will link up with Jose Mourinho, who he played under at Chelsea.

But it seems there was more than just the influence of the current Man United boss behind the 29-year-old's move to Old Trafford.

Speaking to MUTV about his big-money transfer, Matic name-dropped his compatriot Vidic as he revealed his Manchester United aspirations.

Nemanja Matic is delighted to have agreed terms with Manchester United (
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"Vidic was a great player, he was one of the players I looked to be similar to because he had a great career," explained Matic.

"He was the leader of our national team and it's great to be at the same club, like him.

"I'll try to do my best to repeat what he did. I know it's going to be hard but I don't want him to tell me one day 'what are you doing there?'"

Matic revealed he has always looked up to Man United legend Nemanja Vidic (
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Mourinho did play a big role in the transfer however, as did the size and stature of the Old Trafford club.

"I feel great. Manchester is one of the biggest clubs in the world and I'm very happy because I'm now part of this great club, this great group," said Matic.

Matic was also keen to link back up with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho (
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"My wish was to train with Jose and of course when you have a coach like him and a club like Manchester, you don't need to think a lot. My decision was very easy.

"He's a great coach. When I worked with him before, he always took the best from me and I improved a lot with him."

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