The 36-year-old has played for some of the big teams in the world, including Barcelona and Manchester City, so it is safe to say he has played against some of the very best players in the world.
Matic became one of the key players for Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge following his second stint with Chelsea in 2014.
The Serbia international re-united with Mourinho in 2017 at Manchester United, but has now fallen out of favour since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, starting only three Premier League games for the Red Devils this season.
The Ivorian left Manchester City in the summer of 2018, but still recalls his duels with the former Benfica midfielder.
“Nemanja Matic was complicated,” the former Monaco man told the Times.
“He’s not quick but he’s so strong, clever.”
“All the rest of the opponents, because I always looked at them carefully before games, I get their weakness.”
Toure revealed how he moved from Barcelona to Manchester City, and his desire to win titles with the Citizens.
“I was on the phone with [chief executive] Garry Cook. He promised me he was going to bring players to help me to do great things at City,” he continued.
“I said, ‘Sign David Silva first, and I will come.’ And Silva was saying, ‘Sign Yaya first and I will come!’ I said to Silva, ‘Sign! I am not going to run off!”
“He didn’t believe me because I was at Barcelona, one of the top teams in the world. But it was time for change. Kolo told me to come. I had to listen to him.”
He added: “When I come to City, I said, ‘I come here to win and make City one of the greatest teams in the Premier League.’
“People were laughing at me in the beginning. ‘I make my team-mates realise what we can become by starting with one trophy, the FA Cup.”
