The Dutch winger was expected to blaze a trail in the Premier League. He showed flashes of quality on the summer tour of the USA and was handed the number seven shirt once worn by the likes of Best, Robson, Cantona and Ronaldo.
“He's a goalscoring winger and there aren't so many of them in the world. Messi is one of those,” boasted Van Gaal of his new signing in the summer. And while many onlookers likened him to Ronaldo because of his direct bursts of pace, Depay said he was keen to dazzle the fans in his own way.
“I don’t want to say I can be like somebody as that, but I think I can excite the fans,” said the 21-year-old at his unveiling.
But his clumsy loss of possession at Chelsea on Sunday in the build-up to the home side’s injury-time equaliser prompted the latest wave of anti-Depay sentiment on social media and among United fan groups as a difficult first season in England reached its lowest ebb.
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