MK DONS 4-0 MANCHESTER UNITED - Van Gaal's flops are destroyed and humiliated as Manchester United announced the signing of Angel di Maria... How did the signing solve the problem.
Angel di Maria completes Manchester United transfer as Argentina star joins from Real Madrid for British record fee of £59.7m
► Angel di Maria has joined Manchester United from Real Madrid
► Argentina winger is latest signing for new boss Louis van Gaal , joining on a five-year deal
► Transfer deal is a British record fee of £59.7million but is worth around £70m with add-ons
► Di Maria said: 'United is the only club that I would have left Real Madrid for'
► Di Maria will earn £200,000-per-week in wages, United's second highest earner behind Wayne Rooney
► Add-ons include a bonus for Real Madrid if Di Maria wins the Ballon d'Or
► Di Maria joins fellow new boys Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw
► United superstore ran out of letter 'R' as fans rush to buy Di Maria shirts
MK DONS 4-0 MANCHESTER UNITED - MATT BARLOW AT STADIUMMK: Louis van Gaal continued his bruising tumble from a World Cup semi-final in the concrete jungle of Sao Paulo to an embarrassing cup defeat amid the concrete cows of Milton Keynes. Two goals apiece from Will Grigg and Arsenal loanee Benfik Afobe had the hosts in dreamland on the day United were supposed to be celebrating the British transfer record arrival of £60m Angel di Maria.
Angel di Maria finally became a Manchester United player for a British record £59.7million on Tuesday night and immediately claimed he would not have left Real Madrid for any other club.
The Argentinean winger signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford that will net him £6.5m a year after tax. That will put the 26-year-old just behind United captain Wayne Rooney in terms of earnings and takes the club’s investment in the player to beyond the £100m mark.
Di Maria’s suggestion that he would only have left Spain for United will raise eyebrows across town at Manchester City. The defending Barclays Premier League champions were offered the player on exactly the same terms last week.
