Manchester United have given their much-vaunted loan striker Falcao until April to prove himself in the Premier League before deciding whether to sign him on a permanent basis. The 28-year-old Colombian has effectively been placed on a four-month trial after United agreed with his parent club Monaco that should be the cut-off point in sorting out the player's future. United are prepared to be patient with £265,000-a-week Falcao who they believe is one of the few genuinely world-class centre-forwards out there. VIDEO Scroll down for Louis van Gaal: We dominated from the first to the last minute Radamel Falcao (right) made his return from injury as a substitute in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Hull
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Radamel Falcao returned from injury as Manchester United beat Hull 3-0
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United want the striker to prove his injury troubles are over
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Falcao was out for eight months earlier in the year with a knee problem
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