Angel di Maria admits chatting with Cristiano Ronaldo about Manchester United before he left Real Madrid. Di Maria is close to his former Real teammate.
"Before we knew I was coming to Manchester, he told me it's a massive club, I would be very happy here and it would be good for me," Di Maria told MUTV.
"At that time we didn't know for sure that I was coming or not, so we didn't go into great detail, but what he did say helped me greatly to make my decision."
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