Manchester United: Former Red Devils Skipper 'Disappointed' With Angel Di Maria

Fomer Manchester United skipper and now turned pundit Gary Neville was disappointed with how Angel di Maria performed against Chelsea during their recent Premier League fixture.

While admitting that the 1-1 draw was a "step-up" for the Red Devils, he implies that that United could have had a better had their record signing played his A-game.

"The only disappointment today was the star player [Angel] Di Maria - he was the only one that probably dipped below the level he has been, the rest of them were fantastic," the 39-year-old told Sky Sports.

The Red Devils will travel to their local rival's ground on matchday 10 for the much anticipated Manchester Derby.

"[Adnan] Januzaj was better than Monday night, [Luke] Shaw was better than Monday night - it was a step up today and they're going to have to step up again this week because playing at the Etihad is going to be a different game to this today," he added.

"They're going to have to get better and better and keep improving."

"They needed that goal at the end to get that reward for a better performance. I know he [Van Gaal] says they could have won but they also could have easily have lost - Chelsea looked like they were seeing that game out quite comfortably."

"If you'd have said to a United fan before the game, 'you'll get a point here today', I think they would have snapped your hand off. If you'd have said, 'you'll get a point and you'll have that level of performance' - that's a win win."

"Today they can be happy but next week they're going to have to step it up again."

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