The Argentina international arrived at Old Trafford from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million last August, and initially enjoyed a promising start to life in the Premier league But after suffering injury towards the end of last year, the winger found his playing time reduced and was used increasingly as a substitute by Louis van Gaal as the season came to an end.
And Di Maria – who has been linked with a shock move to Barcelona recently – has now revealed he has found his lack of playing time at Old Trafford hard to understand. When asked if he felt uneasy about his situation, the 27-year-old told Argentine newspaper Ole: “Yes. For me and my family.
Because not everything goes as I want, because I don’t play. “Because you go with an intention and you end up on the bench. It’s hard to tell how I feel there.” When questioned about his debut season with United, Di Maria replied: “I started well, with goals and assists. I was having a good time until I was out.
“It’s a little difficult to explain why I don’t play [often].” Asked if he had thought about leaving United as a result of his substitute role, he said: “No, because I’m not thinking like that.
“In Madrid there were times when I was whistled around the stadium but I faced it and then turned it around. “I like to deal with things.” Di Maria is currently on international duty with his nation at the Copa America in Chile.
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