Radamel Falcao has been left in tears since joining Manchester United because manager Louis van Gaal has destroyed his confidence, former agent Silvano Espindola has told AS Colombia.


Falcao has played a bit part role at United in recent weeks and has failed to deliver since joining in September - netting only four goals in 21 appearances. He is currently on loan from Monaco and remains unlikely to stay at Old Trafford beyond the end of the season. 
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Espindola said Falcao called him and confessed to feeling "weird" - while at the same time he was wary about taking part in United's Under-21 match with Spurs recently. 

He said: ​"I am not going to tell you that he feels happy because he isn't. We speak many times and we cry together. It is not an easy situation because every player wants to play and every goalscorer wants to score goals.

"He was a bit scared because these matches scare him - the matches with young teams and from the second or third division. 

"In these matches, they are accustomed to fighting and going in hard. It was like this when he was injured in France, against a team from the fourth division."
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Espindola went on to criticise the management style of Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal: "He is a coach that kills your confidence, he destroys it.

"This is happening with other great players that were at a high level and with Van Gaal have gone downhill."