{"id":49420,"date":"2021-09-02T14:56:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=49420"},"modified":"2021-09-02T14:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:50:45","slug":"cavani-vs-ronaldo-di-maria-blasts-man-united-over-no-7-jersey-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/cavani-vs-ronaldo-di-maria-blasts-man-united-over-no-7-jersey-obsession","title":{"rendered":"Cavani vs Ronaldo: Di Maria blasts Man United over No.7 jersey obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Angel Di Maria has attacked Manchester United, accusing the club of being obsessed with the No.7 jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine said he never cared about inheriting Manchester United\u2019s iconic No.7 shirt when he joined the club.<\/p>\n<p>The No.7 jersey has been synonymous with a series of totemic players including at the club such as Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and more recently Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo returned to the club after 12 divided between Real Madrid and Juventus.<\/p>\n<p>And now the former Premier League Champions have written to the league management, asking for permission for Edinson Cavani to change his squad number to allow Ronaldo wear the No.7 again.<\/p>\n<p>Di Maria, a former Man United star who also played alongside Ronaldo at Real Madrid, admits he failed to comprehend the significance of being handed the responsibility of taking the No.7 shirt himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t give a f*** about the Manchester United No.7,\u201d Di Maria was quoted telling Libero on TyC Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first they talked to me a lot about it\u2026 it was just a shirt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMy problem at Manchester was the coach. Van Gaal was the worst of my career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would score, assist, and the next day he would show me my misplaced passes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe displaced me from one day to the other, he didn\u2019t like players being more than him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EPL: Solskjaer, Sancho clash over Cavani<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Angel Di Maria has attacked Manchester United, accusing the club of being obsessed with the No.7 jersey. The Argentine said he never cared about inheriting Manchester United\u2019s iconic No.7 shirt when he joined the club. 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