Di Maria has flopped but man United can't afford to loose him:Scholes

The British-record signing has not scored a
Premier League goal since October in a tough first
season in England,

but the former midfielder is
confident he will come good
Paul Scholes acknowledges Angel Di Maria's first
season in the Premier League has been a
"disappointment", but insists Manchester United
should keep faith with him.
The Argentine joined from Real Madrid last
summer for a British-record fee of €83.4 million,
scoring three goals and assisting a further six in
his first 10 games, but failed to score again in the
league all season.
Scholes has sympathy for Di Maria amid reports of
struggles to settle into life in England, but feels
United cannot afford to sell a player of his ability
after securing a return to the Champions League
after a year out.
"A good start but, for €83.4m, the hope was that
he would give United much more," he wrote in The
Independent.
"I accept he has had problems off the pitch settling
into life in Manchester, but there is no way he can
see the season as anything other than a
disappointment.
"This was, after all, the best player in last season's
Champions League final.
"Nevertheless, the quality is there and I don't think
United can afford to lose him. They need that kind
of player if they are to compete in the Champions
League. Let's see what next season brings.