10 Things Man Utd Fans Need To Know About Angel Di Maria

5. He's Extremely Versatile

Back to the football. It's already been mentioned that Di Maria was deployed on the right wing at the start of his career - and with Real Madrid - but his last season in Spain was proof of the player's versatility. Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti considered him a gem when he managed Di Maria, who offers a near complete package for the modern footballer. His work rate is quite extraordinary and will help United pick the tempo up in the Premier League, and this continual hunger to influence proceedings has meant he has been utilised in a variety of roles. Ancelotti would continually tinker with the formation at Real last season, but Di Maria's ability to fulfil a number of roles made the Italian's job infinitely easier. His ability to dribble at pace and cut inside from the right is what he's known for, but Di Maria's wand of a left foot means he's perfectly adept at playing on the opposite flank too. However, he shone towards the end of last season playing in a central midfield role, injecting pace and a desire to get forward from the middle when needed. That's likely what we'll be seeing from him at Old Trafford, but Louis van Gaal has lots of options.