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Di Maria thanks United fans for support

Angel Di Maria has scored three goals and made four assists this season © Getty Images

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Angel Di Maria has thanked Manchester United's fans for the support he has received since he came to England.

United's record signing, who cost £59.7 million pounds when he joined from Real Madrid in August, said he is settled and happy at his new club.

Di Maria, who has already scored three times in his brief United career, is set to play in his first derby for the club when Louis van Gaal's side visit Manchester City on Sunday.

"The people here are amazing. I feel really comfortable, very happy and really pleased," Di Maria told United's official website. "The way that people treat you really makes you feel good in your heart.

"I have not really had much of a chance to get to know the city very well, with the move and with my family, but I am really pleased and happy to be here. So far I have just been going to work and then going home.

"When I first arrived here, I was in the city centre for a couple of days but I have seen nothing else really, but I plan to in the future.

"When we are coming out after training or after the games, I have had a chance to meet some of the fans and it makes me happy that they love us so much and have got so much affection for us.

"I am trying to do my best to pay them back when I am on the field, so that the people are happy. They are really polite, they are always saying please and always saying thank you. That is really nice and I am really happy here.

"Having everybody behind you at Old Trafford all the time is great as well. The fans are always singing and supporting you. When things aren't going well, they still carry on supporting you and that really pushes you on and makes you want to give your most."

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