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Published 12:45 18 Oct 2015 BST

"Some players cannot adapt to the team philosophy," Van Gaal said. “That you cannot know in advance. You have to see that."
"Because you see a lot of qualities in a player, but he has to put that quality in service of your team."
"That also happened with Angel di María and Falcao – both great players but you have to fit in with the philosophy. Not only with Memphis, with every player that we have bought."
Both Di Maria and Falcao were expensive transfer outlays, who arrived at Old Trafford to significant fanfare, but endured an underwhelming campaign before being shipped out.
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