PSG ace Di Maria: I won’t celebrate scoring against Real Madrid

Manchester United flop Angel di Maria has revealed his surprise at the talents of new team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports from the Daily Mail.

After Javier Pastore put the hosts ahead with a neat finish in the 18th minute, Di Maria opened his account in the 76th as he took advantage of a mistake from goalkeeper Jonas Lossl to score from a rebound.

“We struggled a little to translate our dominance onto the scoreboard, but we kept plugging away and in the end we broke their resistance”. I was very surprised, honestly, from the day I arrived.

Awaiting Di Maria and Ibrahimovic in November is a trip to Real Madrid in the Champions League. He also fed Pastore for the opening goal, when the Argentina midfielder found a way between five Guingamp players to fire into the bottom right corner.

“As long as the team is winning, the spirit in the squad is good for scoring goals and that’s the essential”.

“I’m happy to be here, and I have been settling in well with my team-mates. We need to continue like this to get stronger and stronger”.

One problem for Blanc is that there are a number of players whose position in the starting XI is untouchable when fit.

“(Ibrahimovic) was moving much more than against Reims (on Saturday), and was even better in the second half”, the PSG boss said.

Blanc said that everyone was of one mind and he would be the first to tell you for the Champions League you must have the best possible club and the most important players must be available and ready 100% mentally and physically.

‘He is getting along well with him on the pitch, ‘ Blanc added.

But Blanc, whose unbeaten side have a four-point cushion at the top, was pleased with Ibrahimovic’s contribution nonetheless, with the World Cup victor particularly effusive about the relationship he has quickly struck up with Di Maria.