The Argentine was shipped off inside a year of having become the most expensive signing in English football history - but the stats suggest he still had plenty to offer.
While Louis van Gaal has been lamenting Manchester United's lack of speed and creativity, Angel Di Maria has been tearing up Ligue 1 with new club Paris Saint-Germain.
Di Maria has quickly begun to show the form that saw the Red Devils spend 59.7 million pounds on him in 2014, even scoring a 40-yard free kick against Toulouse at the weekend, all the while United's static attack has infuriated fans.