by Mark Bassey

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, has said he is looking to add wingers in the mould of Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria.

Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera have already arrived at Old Trafford this summer, but the Dutchman is looking for the right players to fit his 3-5-2 formation.

Ronaldo left United in 2009 to join Real Madrid, while PSG this week pulled out of a deal to sign Di Maria, because he was deemed “too expensive”. But Van Gaal has hinted he is ready to move for the Argentina international, in a deal that could cost the club up to £55m.

“You cannot compare how the players will do under the guidance of Moyes with those same players under the guidance of Louis van Gaal” the Dutch trainer told the Mail on Sunday.

“Every trainer and coach and manager wants a different style of play and different tactics.

“Now we have five No 9s and four No 10s and we don’t have wingers to play attacking width, not at the highest level, of Ronaldo or Di Maria or something like that. So I have to play also in another way and you have seen that.

“It’s a strategy of Manchester United to buy players who are on the way up and getting better, but I only buy when I think we need to.”