More devil than Angel

There is no doubt that Angel Di Maria is having a bit of a slump in form at the minute – but there is no need to make him into Manchester United’s version of Mario Balotelli.

A scapegoat is not what Louis van Gaal needs at the minute and suggesting that his side lost the game due to the red card is frankly delusional. United have far bigger problems than Di Maria and unless he has lost the plot, Van Gaal knows this.

Not only is Di Maria going through a poor spell in terms of his form, he is playing in a side without an identity and has faced a terrifying home invasion to boot. Time to give him a break.