Di Maria, who had scored an early contender for Barclays Premier League goal of the season to put United 2-0 up, was substituted when the score was 3-3.
During scenes described by one source at the King Power Stadium as 'very heated', a United player was heard to say: 'Why the f*** did we substitute Di Maria?'
The Argentina forward was United's obvious match winner after his stunning performance against QPR the previous week. But under-fire manager Louis van Gaal, who has won just one game since he took over, withdrew the £60million signing from Real Madrid in the 76th minute.
Leicester were clearly lifted when Di Maria was replaced by Juan Mata and scored twice to seal a remarkable victory.
Van Gaal openly condemned his team in the dressing room following their humiliating defeat and Rafael was also criticised by a number of players for his part in the implosion. The Brazilian defender gave away a 62nd-minute penalty that allowed Leicester to claw their way back into the game.
United left the stadium in such a hurry that they suffered abuse from Leicester fans when their team bus was stuck in traffic near the stadium.
Source: dailymail
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