Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel has hailed Angel Di Maria as a “gift” following the club’s 3-0 victory over Nice on Saturday.
In the absence of Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani, Di Maria excelled on the right side of a forward trident alongside Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Tuchel has been an admirer of the Argentine ever since he played for Real Madrid and says he is grateful to be able to train him now.
“I like Di Maria a lot, he is so gifted,” Tuchel said (via Goal).
“I watched him play with Real Madrid and for me I could not believe I could train him at some point back then.
“Now he is my player, it’s a gift for me. It’s easy with him as he is every day one of the first to come to training.
“He has a lot of skills, he always plays for the team, it’s really a gift.”
Di Maria was an unmitigated flop with Manchester United, but considering the Red Devils’ form over the last five years, it’s looking like that bears little reflection on his abilities and relates more to the ongoing mismanagement at Old Trafford.
Di Maria has notched three goals and three assists already this season and found the net 21 times in 44 appearances over PSG’s last campaign across all competitions.
PSG already sit comfortably berthed at the top of the Ligue 1 table with a nine-point lead over their closest challengers St Etienne and Montpellier.
The real challenge for the Parisians will be if they can carry their good fortunes in the league over to the Champions League. Despite the wealth of talent among their ranks they have failed to advance beyond the quarter-finals of the competition in the last five seasons.
They host Red Star Belgrade in the second match of the Champions League group stages on Wednesday night.
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