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'Di Maria's United impact on par with Yorke'

ESPN staff
October 14, 2014
Angel Di Maria will justify his British-record transfer fee, says Andy Cole © Getty Images
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Angel Di Maria's impressive start to life at Manchester United is on a par with Dwight Yorke, according to Andy Cole.

Di Maria has impressed since his British record £59.7 million-move from Real Madrid and scored his third goal for the club in their latest win against Everton at Old Trafford.

"The only person I've seen come to Manchester United and make such a good start was Dwight Yorke," Cole told the club's official website. "I think he scored two goals on his home debut and another goal in the game after that.

"He [Di Maria] has played so well and given a little bit of spark. It's what you always want when you come for that kind of money, everyone is expecting something special and he's done just that."

And Cole believes Di Maria will soon justify his pricetag: "I think when you come to a football club like Manchester United, there is always going to be pressure but he has played for another massive club in Real Madrid.

"He is used to having the cameras always on him, you might say having the microscope on him but, the way he has started at United, he won't have a problem as he is clearly a quality player."

Cole is not the only United legend to display pleasure at United's summer signings; Sir Alex Ferguson has praised manager Louis van Gaal for his squad overhaul this summer and claimed the club needed an injection of new players.

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