5 World-class but ineffective signings for Manchester United

#1 Angel Di Maria

Angel Di Maria was already a superstar when he signed for United

Considered the best player signed by LVG, but not the best signing. Di Maria came from Real Madrid when he had already proven his mettle at the top level of football and was considered as the player behind whom United would achieve greater successes.

United smashed the British transfer record for him and everything looked bright from there on along with Falcao, Memphis, Schneiderlin and others. However this story was short lived due to many reasons.

LVG's playing style never really suited Di Maria's and this made him confined to a very concrete style of play where none of Angel's tricks and skills could work. This conservative approach to football did not agree with Di Maria.

And to add to that, off field incidents like the burglary at his place, never really allowed him to get settled in Manchester. It was in the latter half of his first season were he was restricted to the bench most of the time, that it was visible that Di Maria was not here to stay.

And it was confirmed that the tensions between the Gaffa (LVG) and Di Maria were growing immensely when Di Maria failed to join the United squad on a pre season tour and eventually moved to PSG two weeks later.

Another "what could have been" story of United and a superstar.

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