In recent years, Manchester United has made a lot of mistakes in many of its signings to the point where several of them have been a complete disappointment where a lot was expected of them, but they ended up not being able to shine, and the hype and investment was quite a bit, but in the end the balance was very negative.
In the following list, we name five footballers or former footballers who were a disappointment during their time in the Red Devils.
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'The little witch' passed from the lazio from Italy to Manchester United to become the most expensive signing in 42 million euros in the summer of 2001 and there he was for two seasons where they were not the best individually, the historic Argentine footballer was able to become champion of the English championship and during his time at Old Trafford he recorded 82 games, where he scored 11 goals and 15 assists.
His best version was outside of there and has even been pointed out by former teammates as Paul Scholes as a disastrous element, since it did not fulfill its position in the defensive role.
The Brazilian spent two stages at the club, first between 2007 and 2014, where he spent 6 and a half years, then he only spent one semester between 2014 and 2015.
In those periods he played a total of 181 games and could only give nine goals and 20 assists.
The historic Colombian striker became one of the best forward centers in the world during his time with the Porto and Atlético de Madrid, but upon his arrival in England with Man United he could not maintain his great performance and scoring instinct, so his level plummeted.
With the Red Devils He played 29 games, scored four goals and gave five assists.
'The noodle'He left the White House after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and went to Manchester United, which presented him with great fanfare, as they made an investment of 75 million eurosbut unfortunately he could not adapt and failed where he only stayed for one season, and then went to PSG.
With the Red Devils He only played 32 games, scored four goals and gave 12 assists. However, years later he pointed out to the Dutch coach Louis van Gaal of sabotaging him during his stay at the club.
He 'Wonder child'He had an unfortunate time at Old Trafford, after his good performance at Arsenal where he left his mark, during his time at the Red Devils It was not the same.
In almost two years, the Chilean attacker was able to play 45 games where he was barely able to contribute five goals and nine assists. He was subsequently loaned to Inter until he was released.
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