Memphis Depay plays down Ronaldo comparisons

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal rates Memphis Depay as one of the biggest talents of his age but the forward was keen to play down comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo.

The 21-year-old Holland international is the club’s first signing of the summer - although Torino full-back Matteo Darmian is likely to be next through the door after flying in for a medical – and at £31million (€43m) did not come cheap.

He scored 25 goals for PSV Eindhoven last season, although Van Gaal played him as a winger when he was in charge of the national team and plans to utilise him in a number of possible roles for the Red Devils.