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Di Maria to wear iconic number 7 shirt for Man Utd

Record £59.7m signing Angel Di Maria says he has joined Manchester United to help return them to the Champions League. The Argentine winger could make his debut on Saturday against Burnley in the Premier League.

He will wear the number seven jersey, previously worn by George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 26 year old said he wants to help United become "an important team once again, to win many trophies with them."

Boss Louis Van Gaal told a news conference at Old Trafford: "I hope Di Maria shall give us good results but we cannot expect after two days training that he is the miracle.

"We have to look at the future and we're doing that now with Manchester United by restoring and rebuilding a new team and that costs time."

Van Gaal added that he hopes to bring in new players before the end of the transfer window on Monday.

He added: "The club will announce when the time's there. Players will leave, others will come."

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