Angel Di Maria admits that he does not watch any Champions League or Europa League matches, choosing to play with his daughter instead of watching Europe's elite.
The Argentina international joined United from European champions Real Madrid in a British-record £59.7 million deal in the summer, thus joining a club that narrowly missed out on European football in 2013-14.
And he readily concedes that he has no interest in watching his former club slug it out in Europe's premier club competition in 2013-14, instead opting to spend time with his family.
"No, I don't watch the (European) matches," he told theDaily Mail. "I play with my daughter instead. It's more important."
Di Maria's daughter Mia, who turns two in April, was born premature and had to spend time in hospital, but the Argentina international insists he and his family have settled well in Manchester since moving from Madrid.
"They're fine now, they're happy," he added. "She was in hospital for two months but there weren't any further problems, thank God. So, we're really great and happy to be here in Manchester.
"I think that, with what happened with my daughter, I realized that there isn't anything more important than that. You just want to be with your kids in these difficult moments, like the ones my daughter went through.
"So, no, I don't worry about the Champions League."
Di Maria insists he has no regrets about foregoing the chance to add to his one Champions League medal in 2014-15, and believes United will soon return to a competition they last won in 2008.
"I knew when I came to Manchester that I wouldn't be playing in the Champions League but what I was thinking â what I think now âwas that I would do my bit to help my team-mates qualify for the Champions League so that the next year we would be back playing important games," he said. "I think that will happen."
Di Maria points to his partnership with Wayne Rooney as reason for his confidence, even comparing the United and England skipper to his Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi.
"Playing with him is a pleasure and a point of pride," Di Maria said of Rooney. "When I was 15, more or less, I used to watch him playing with United. I admired him and wanted to be like that. Whether it's him, Giggs, or any of the others, playing with them is something really special.
"Rooney is at the top level. The other day I was talking to my friend and I said, 'Rooney and me understand each other, just like Messi and me in the Argentina squad, or Cristiano at Real Madrid'.
"I get on really well with Rooney, we get together on the pitch to kick the ball about, to do things. He's a spectacular player and he's one of the top players in the game.
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