Radamel Falcao's mother has told Colombian media her son is "unhappy" with his bit-part role at Manchester United, but insisted the forward will not make life difficult for Louis van Gaal.
Falcao, 29, has made just 12 Premier League starts for United this season, with 13 further appearances from the bench, contributing just four goals and as many assists in the push for a Champions League place.
A serious knee ligament injury in January last year meant he arrived at Old Trafford short of peak form and unable to quickly establish himself.
The striker has since failed to convince Van Gaal he is worthy of a regular first-team place, but Carmenza Zarate, who was in north-west England to visit her son, told El Espectador he would grin and bear the situation.
"Not everything has been easy in Falcao's life," she said. "He has had some difficult moments in his career, particularly his injuries. They have slowed his progress and prevented him participating in important competitions like the World Cup in Brazil or have confined him to the bench, like in Manchester.
"However, I am certain everything has a sense in life, even if it's sometimes tough.
"I often remind him that after a test or a difficulty, blessings arrive. We hope for bigger and better things. God hasn't abandoned us, and so I'm sure that my son will become again what he has always been, a goal-scorer.
"Even if he's unhappy not to be in the starting XI, he has to accept the coach's decisions in a professional manner. He leaves the rest in the hands of God."
Despite his disappointing return, United have reserved the right to take up the purchase option on the forward, who arrived in the closing hours of last summer's transfer window seeking a more vibrant stage on which to perform than Monaco's often half-deserted Stade Louis II.
The reputation Falcao built in prolific spells at Porto and Atletico Madrid has remained intact, despite his travails in England, and Zarate claimed her son is little more than just one of the victims of Van Gaal's methods.
"We have to respect Van Gaal as a coach and his method of working," she added. "I don't think it's something personal with Falcao, because he also does it with Angel Di Maria and Robin van Persie. It's his way of working, and you have to respect it. He has to deliver results for Manchester United and we'll see whether he achieves that.
"Falcao has nothing to prove to the media, to Van Gaal, to anybody. He knows what he can do as a footballer and that there is a good reason he has got to Manchester United. We have to wait and take things as they come.
"It's not a normal situation given what he has experienced in his career, but it happens in football.
"If God shows him a new path, he'll leave Manchester. If not, he'll stay."