Searching for clues to the recent decline of Angel di Maria , the break-in that occurred at his house in January can not be overlooked . Di Maria ’ s form had dropped off before that , true , but not as alarmingly as it has in recent weeks . He wasn ’ t getting hooked at half-time before this event . Alvaro Negredo suffered a similarly shattering blow that ended his family ’ s love for their new country . He was not the same player after it happened . Di Maria is believed to be relocating his family to a new , high-level apartment following their traumatic experience . Angel di Maria has seen his form drop off in recent months and has been substituted in the last few games . Di Maria has been replaced in Manchester United 's last two Premier League games . Alvaro Negredo had a tough time at Manchester City and left for Valencia . Negredo has returned to Spain on loan with Valencia . The player would not be human if he was unaffected , particularly as - like Negredo - he is still learning to speak English and must already feel quite alone . Manchester City came to the conclusion that Negredo was lost to them , and only a return to Spain would solve his problems . Manchester United may decide this is also the case with Di Maria — but have so much more to lose , financially , if he departs at the end of the season .
Angel di Di Maria has failed to live up to his early season form . MariaDi Maria was substituted against both Sunderland and Newcastle . MariaDi Maria 's house was broken into at the beginning of the year .