I want to do as well as Ronaldo at Man United, says new No 7 Di Maria

Manchester Angel Di Maria has revealed he consulted with Cristiano Ronaldo before completing his record transfer to Manchester United and accepting the clubs iconic number seven shirtAngel Di Maria with his new Man United shirt at Old TraffordDi Maria has followed in the footsteps of United legends Ronaldo George Best Eric Cantona and David Beckham by taking the number seven after his weeks British record Acircpound597 million 98 million 75 million euros transfer from Real Madrid this weekThe Argentina midfielder joins United with the club in their worst state for more than two decades without a win in two league games and fresh from a humiliating 40 League Cup defeat at third tier minnows Milton Keynes Dons on TuesdayBut Di Maria 26 revealed that a brief chat with his former Real teammate Ronaldo was sufficient to convince him that he should accept the challenge of wearing the coveted number seven jersey at Old TraffordI was aware of the importance of the number seven shirt Cristiano Ronaldo had spoken to me at Real Madrid and told me how important it was Di Maria said at his first press conference as a United player on ThursdayI wanted to wear this shirt and do as much for the club as Ronaldo and the others could do The club also wanted me to wear it so I want to live up to it Manchester United have already won many trophies and are a very very big teamI come to Manchester United in order to help the team raise their game and become an important team again and win many trophies with them Uniteds current problems clearly extend beyond the addition of an attacking midfield player such as Di Maria albeit one who was the man of the match in Reals Champions League Final success last seasonYet Di Maria insists the hefty price United paid for him wont be a burden and that he has no preference where manager Louis van Gaal chooses to play him in a team that already has Juan Mata in the advanced central midfield role No it does not bother me that Acircpound60 million has been paid for me that is something the club chairmen have to discuss between them he saidIt depends on the manager where he wants to play me I come here to work for the team and I am prepared to play in any position he wants I just want to help the club become successful againGiven Uniteds dismal form over the last year supporters are becoming increasingly concerned and while van Gaal has no doubt Di Maria will make a huge impact he has warned those fans not to expect miraclesMaybe not in his first matches because he is now only two days with us said van Gaal when asked if Di Maria could have the same impact as previous number sevens have had at Old Trafford He has to adapt to the qualities of the team and the team has to adapt to his qualities but I am thinking he will indeed be a player the fans can enjoyFor me also it is important that he is a team player and that is what I am liking in Di Maria not only class he can accelerate the game for us and can also play in the interests of the team and that is why we have chosen this playerI hope he shall give us good results but we cannot expect after two days training that he is the miracle that I have already read about No you have to work for the miracle and he knows thatThat is also a reason we have chosen him When you see his answers he is a very modest guy and he wants to work He showed that also last year He played 52 matches and gave 22 assists How many players can say that