‘Salts in the wounds’, as everybody was expecting that United will not let go off their only chance to win any silverware this season which was the FA Cup but in a great turnaround of events, Manchester united got a setback in the hand of their arch-rivals Arsenal in the quarterfinal itself with a 2-1 defeat. And it was not only the defeat, but Di Maria’s red card on the 77th minute was also a highlighting point in the match.
Manager Louis Van Gaal was not at all happy with the Argentine forward as he picked up the second yellow card for toggling referee Michael Oliver. The 63 year old Dutch manager conclude that Di Maria’s behavior was ‘not so smart’ in the post match conference. Van Gaal criticized Di Maria’s attitude and said it was not the aggressiveness but the frustration that earned him the red card seconds after he received his first yellow card for a diving incident.
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Van Gaal said, "Angel Di Maria knows that he doesn't have to touch the referee," so that is not so smart of him but to control emotion is not so easy in such a match. I have mentioned it also before the match because I know that these kinds of matches a red card is easy. He knows that he doesn't have to touch the referee. He knows that. Every player knows that."
Di Maria is the most expensive player in British football and was transferred from Real Madrid last summer for a fee 59.7 million euro which is British transfer record.
Van Gaal further added, “In Spain he knows that he doesn't touch the referee, but that is also in his emotion. I've already spoken with him, he knows my opinion but also I have to see on the video. I think he's touched the referee and that's forbidden in every country, so he has no excuses."
Manchester United manager have also accepted that the 2-1 defeat in the hands of Arsenal was a huge setback for the team, but insisted that his team will come out of this setback and show better performances as Manchester united is looking for a top four finish.
/Anuttam/
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