Van Gaal warns against expecting Di Maria 'miracle'


Manchester United's new signing Angel Di Maria (L) poses for a photograph with his shirt and with manager Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

(Reuters) - Louis van Gaal warned Manchester United fans against regarding Angel Di Maria as "the miracle" when the Argentine was unveiled as United's new No.7 on Thursday.

Di Maria, signed from Real Madrid this week for a British record 59.7 million pounds, told a news conference at Old Trafford that he had joined the 20-times English champions to help them "become an important team again".

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