I was right to replace Angel Di Maria with Adnan Januzaj following a poor first half, says Van Gaal

Manchester United chief Louis van Gaal has declared that it was a 'tactical decision' to substitute Angel Di Maria during the 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Former Real Madrid star Di Maria was hooked after 45 minutes, having endured a miserable opening period against Gus Poyet's Black Cats.

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Starting on the wing as United reverted to 4-4-2, Di Maria was replaced by fellow Belgian wideman Adnan Januzaj for the second half - in what looked a like-for-like switch.

But van Gaal refused to criticise the £59.7million Argentine, who himself recently admitted things haven't been going as he would like in Manchester.

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