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PSG winger Di Maria: I didn't choose to wear no.7 at Man Utd!

Angel Di Maria has revealed he didn't have any choice in what jersey he received at Manchester United.

Di Maria was given the famous number 7 jersey when he arrived at Old Trafford from Real Madrid in 2014.

But he failed to live up to expectations and was sold to PSG after just one season at the club.

Di Maria told Ligue 1 on why he took the No.11 shirt at PSG: "I don't really know. When I arrived, I saw that the No.11 was available.

"It's a shirt number I wore a lot when I was younger and I was keen to get once again.

"At Real Madrid, No.11 was already taken, so I took 22. At Manchester United they gave me No.7, I didn't get a choice. I would have liked 11 but there we are. Here, I had a choice, so I chose 11!"

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