Thursday, 18th September, 2014
Angel di Maria is grateful towards Louis van Gaal for giving him the opportunity to play at Manchester United.
Di Maria joined the club from Real Madrid last month for a British record transfer fee of £59.7m on a five-year contract, being handed the iconic number 7 shirt.
The 26-year-old has not taken too much time to become a crowd favourite at Old Trafford and scored his first goal for Manchester United against Queens Park Rangers in front of the home fans last Sunday, on what was his home debut.
The Argentine admits that Van Gaal was one of the most crucial reasons why he joined the 20-time English champions this summer.
He further added that he is grateful to Van Gaal for giving him the opportunity to pull on the famous red shirt.
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"Van Gaal was very important for me as a reason to come to Manchester United", Di Maria was quoted as saying by Voetbal Primeur.
"He was one of the first people who talked about signing me.
“The coach always has the last word on the players he wants and I am very grateful towards Van Gaal because thanks to him I now play at United.”
Di Maria insisted that moving to Manchester United is part of his continuous quest to become a better player and said that he is eager to prove his qualities at Old Trafford.
“I try to be better every day and that is why I came to United.
“I will give my all in every game and prove that joining United was worth it.”
Di Maria has already earned 52 caps for Argentina at international level and has scored 11 goals for his country.
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