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Man Utd boss Van Gaal admits concern for Di Maria after home raid

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has spoken of Angel di Maria after his family suffered a home raid last week.

Di Maria and his family were at home in Cheshire last Saturday night when their property became the target of an attempted break-in.

Van Gaal said: "I spoke with him and he wanted to play against Cambridge United and I played him. I have decided in the past that I will never play a player in those circumstances, because of the total human being principle.

"But with him I had the feeling that I had to give him a chance to play and I was happy that I let him play. He played very well. And, of course, I have to decide Sunday again, but when you have seen his performance against Cambridge, I don't think I have any doubt."

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