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asks,” he said. “Perhaps it is easier to play this style of football and not the style of football he asked. “When our new coach came in he had a lot of confidence, a lot of determinat­ion. That was really helpful.

“We are trying to pay him back in kind and things are working out well. “Obviously things are going well, we are happy to have him here and we hope we can continue but the final decision isn’t with us.”

PSG will be without three of their stars with Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Thomas Meunier out injured.

But forward Julian Draxler reckons Angel Di Maria will be fired up to show Old Trafford what they are missing.

Di Maria joined United from Real Madrid for a then British record fee of £59.7m in 2015, but proved a flop, lasting just one season before joining PSG for £44.3m.

Draxler said: “I was asking him some questions about Manchester United. I won’t tell you what he said, but he will be ready – he’s in good form and we’ll need him.

“He’s a big player. He has a lot of respect for the club, there was nothing terrible in what he said, but it was between me and him.’’

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