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Winger Paris St. Germain Angel Di Maria never failed at Manchester United. Di Maria denounces United’s obsession with the number 7 jersey and blames Louis van Gaal.
The Argentina international signed for Manchester United from Real Madrid in the summer of 2014 for 60 million pounds. Di Maria agreed to a five-year contract and bears the number 7, a sacred number that has been used by top Red Devils players such as Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Under the care Van Gaal, Di Maria has only made 27 Premier League appearances despite his decent stats: 3 goals and 11 assists. Di Maria helped Manchester United finish fourth after dropping in seventh place the previous season.
Nevertheless, Angel Di Maria considered to have failed to meet expectations. The following year, United sold Di Maria to PSG for a much lower price of around 44 million pounds.
In his interview with Free, The 33-year-old footballer revealed unpleasant moments at Manchester United. Di Maria also blamed Van Gaal for his failure at United.
“I don’t really care about the number 7 in Manchester United, said Di Maria quoted Express. “At first, they said a lot about it to me… It was just a t-shirt.”
“My problem at Manchester United is the coach. Van Gaal was the worst coach in my career. I would score goals, assists and the next day he would show me my misses. “
“He replaced me from match to match. He didn’t like it if there were more players than him,” Di Maria sprayed.
After an unpleasant season in Manchester United, Angel Di Maria managed to revive his career at PSG. Already 266 matches played Of Maria for Les Parisiens with 89 goals and 111 assists to win 17 domestic trophies including four Ligue 1 and five Coupe de France.
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