I don’t know where Di Maria is – Van Gaal
“I have another year of my contract with PSG“.
United paid a British record £59.7m fee to Real Madrid to sign Di Maria last August and are understood to be looking for a figure closer to what they spent to sanction his departure.
MANCHESTER United’s defensive vulnerabilities were highlighted easily by Paris St Germain, who sunk Louis van Gaal’s team 2-0.
Van Gaal also said that they have a situation “not favorable for De Gea”.
“I don’t know where he is,” he said. It is not done. Obviously, the lads who have been here understand how the manager wants us to work.
Manchester United winger, Angel Di Maria is all set to complete his PSG move early next week and the PSG players are already waxing lyrical about the Argentine.
The victory, before 61,351 spectators, brought PSG the trophy for the series of summer exhibitions. “But everybody can makes mistakes and when a goalkeeper makes a mistake it is mostly a goal and that’s the difference”, the team manager added.
“Of course he will help us in the Champions League”.
A combination of David de Gea, Phil Jones and Luke Shaw fail to properly deal with a speculative long ball and Blaise Matuidi capitalises…
In the meantime, United has signed Argentina global and free agent Sergio Romero in readiness for De Gea’s departure, with back-up keeper Victor Valdes up for sale. “That’s not poor”, van Gaal said.
“In the first half we created more chances than Paris Saint-Germain”.
PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was forced to make only three saves, the best of which came from midfielder Andreas Periera in the 76th minute.
Manchester United dropped to 3-1. In the 55th minute, Mata failed to connect with a cross from the right that would have cut the Red Devils’ deficit in half.
Memphis Depay’s arrival, though, appeared to signal a shift on the pre-season tour, as the Dutchman played close behind Wayne Rooney with Michael Carrick and either Morgan Schneiderlin or Bastian Schweinsteiger deployed as the two holding midfielders.
It was two goals nine minutes later when Ibrahimovic rounded off a well-worked counter attack – which he had started himself – to double their Ligue 1 side’s lead.