Angel di Maria played his best season for Real Madrid last year while suffering tragedy away from the pitch.

MANCHESTER City striker Carlos Tevez last night launched an astonishing outburst against Gary Neville, labelling his former Manchester United team-mate a “boot licking moron”, an “idiot”, a “sycophant’’ and a “suck-up’’ following their confrontation in Tuesday’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg.