Van Gaal fallout made Di Maria 'hate' Man Utd, but he has no regrets

Van Gaal fallout made Di Maria 'hate' Man Utd, but he has no regretsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Angel di Maria scored four goals in 33 appearances for Manchester UnitedBySimon StoneManchester United reporterPublished2 minutes agoCommentsLegendary Argentina World Cup winner Angel di Maria has blamed his unhappy spell at Manchester United on former boss Louis van Gaal.In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Di Maria says Van Gaal zeroed in on negatives in his game, never the positives, which led him to "hate" being at Old Trafford."Things started really well," said Di Maria. "Everything was flowing."Then I started to have issues with Van Gaal and from there everything fell apart."Van Gaal played him in both wide positions, but also used Di Maria in the number 10 role and as a midfielder because he felt the player wasn't doing the job he had been asked to fulfil.This led to arguments behind the scenes which were only exacerbated by an attempted burglary at his house in Cheshire when he was at home with his young family.Di Maria joined United on a five-year deal for a British record £59.7m from Real Madrid in August 2014, with the aim of making them champions again under Louis Van Gaal.However, despite an explosive start, during which Di Maria scored three goals and created four others in his first six games, the move didn't work out and within 12 months, he was demanding to leave.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Louis van Gaal was manager when Manchester United signed Di MariaThere are two sides to every story, of course, and Van Gaal has been asked for his own observations in response to Di Maria's comments.Firstly, the highly-respected former Netherlands coach said he never asked to sign the player. It was a club decision, which he felt was a mistake.Secondly, he is a structured manager with a vision about the game, which assigns a job description for every player, and the role they ne...