Zlatan strikes as PSG down United

While United secured an impressive 3-1 victory over the Catalans, PSG proved to be a step too far for Van Gaal’s developing side, as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat that saw the Parisians lift the worldwide Champions Cup ahead of the new pre-season.

The Dutchman claimed he had no idea why Di Maria didn’t report for duty in the States last Saturday.

The 24-year-old goalkeeper wants to join Real Madrid but United have said they will not discuss a deal unless Real defender Sergio Ramos is included.

Paris SG took the nearly midway through the first half when Blaise Matuidi got goal-side of Phil Jones to nudge the ball past United goal keeper David De Gea.

“Everybody can make mistakes, but when a goalkeeper makes a mistake it is mostly a goal and that’s the difference”.

PSG will play Lyon in the French Super Cup on 1 August while United begin their Premier League campaign against Tottenham on 8 August. “Maybe you know? I don’t know that either”.

Manchester United boss, Louis van Gaal, has admitted that the transfer talks for the club’s goalkeeper, David De Gea’s is causing a problem.

PSG coach Laurent Blanc said yesterday that the Argentinian midfielder is “close” to sealing a move to the French champions.

However, the English Premier League giant was undone by two goals from PSG which highlighted the defensive frailty of Louis van Gaal’s squad, which has been bolstered by several high-profile signings this summer. Jones had only just managed to track back to the edge of the area by the time Lucas Moura had lofted a brilliant pass to Matuidi and he slotted the ball into the back of the net before the England defender and Luke Shaw could intercept.

Then asked where Di Maria actually was, the United manager added: ‘Maybe you know where he is. “I am very pleased with the performance of Matteo Darmian, and you can see he can play on the right and left”.

When asked about the possibility of a move away from PSG, Ibrahimovic said: “Where I go next?”

“We played that already last season, in the second half of the season, and I have said that is the system I want to use“.