PSG ace Angel di Maria has revisited his failure at Manchester United, putting the blame squarely at the door of Louis van Gaal.
United shelled out a club-record £59.7million fee to sign the winger from Real Madrid in August 2014.
Di Maria insists the No.7 shirt given to him — worn by club legends such as Eric Cantona and Bryan Robson — had no special meaning.
"I didn't give a f*** about the Manchester United No.7," Di Maria said on TyC Sports in a wide-ranging interview.
“At first they talked to me a lot about it... it was just a shirt.
"My problem at Manchester was the coach. Van Gaal was the worst of my career.
“I would score, assist, and the next day he would show me my misplaced passes.
“He displaced me from one day to the other, he didn't like players being more than him."
Di Maria played with new United signing Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid and revealed: "I invited Cristiano to my first birthday in Madrid and thought he wouldn't show up.
“He came and drank beer with my friends like it was nothing."
He also spoke of his former Real coach Jose Mourinho: "Mourinho is insane. With me he was always a good guy.
"He fought with anyone though, he didn't give a f***.
“One time he fought with Ronaldo telling him he didn't run, that everyone ran for him."
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