{"id":4498,"date":"2021-11-09T20:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2021-11-09T20:06:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T14:36:52","slug":"popular-footballers-who-were-flopped-at-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/popular-footballers-who-were-flopped-at-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular footballers who were flopped at Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Failure of star players at Manchester united<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h3><strong><em><u>Bastian Schweinsteiger<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4499\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g.jpg\" alt=\"bastian schweinsteiger manchester united\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bastian-schweinsteiger-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-150808_qx1oox6wm0ma17sp0hjltlz4g-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bastian schweinsteiger manchester united<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Schweinsteiger is one of those failed signings under the management of Louis Van Gal. He is definitely one of the best midfielders and he has proved himself for his German club Bayern. He is also a World Cup winner. But with increasing age the performance of a player keeps decreasing and that\u2019s what the problem was with him. The German midfielder was signed by Louis van Gaal back in\u00a02015. Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t quite work out for the World Cup winner. He received standing ovation when coming off the bench during their EFL Cup quarter-final win on his last ever appearances for the them. He made <strong>18 appearances under LVG<\/strong> during his first season at the club and was used as a rotation player in the midfield.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h3><strong><em><u>Memphis Depay<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4500\" style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11_Manchester-United-v-FC-Midtjylland-UEFA-Europa-League-Round-of-32-Second-Leg-Old-Trafford.jpg\" alt=\"memphis depay manchester united\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11_Manchester-United-v-FC-Midtjylland-UEFA-Europa-League-Round-of-32-Second-Leg-Old-Trafford.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/11_Manchester-United-v-FC-Midtjylland-UEFA-Europa-League-Round-of-32-Second-Leg-Old-Trafford-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">memphis depay manchester united<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manchester United signed Depay from PSV Eindhoven in 2015\u00a0and the bar of expectations was very high for him. He was give the number 7 jersey previously worn by the best player ever that is <strong>Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/strong> He had been one of the best players in the Eredivisie and had also impressed in the World Cup. However LVG gave up on him and he was out of the team in middle of the season. The Dutchman was sold to Lyon under a buy back clause.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjNmeWbgrDvAhXVbn0KHYOyBCkQ9zAwkAF6BAgZEAU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmemphisdepay&amp;usg=AOvVaw11MCHELiuugn5PqEKWRKeS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em><u>Angel Di Maria<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4502\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6130bf5312b9cc001963d4d9.jpg\" alt=\"angel di maria manchester united\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6130bf5312b9cc001963d4d9.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6130bf5312b9cc001963d4d9-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6130bf5312b9cc001963d4d9-696x467.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6130bf5312b9cc001963d4d9-626x420.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">angel di maria manchester united<u><\/u><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Manchester United signed Di Maria from the Spanish giants Real Madrid which involved a huge money agreement between the two clubs. The Red Devils thought that their search for jersey number 7 has been over. However the Argentinian winger failed badly at Manchester United and lasted just one season with the club. He was later sold to French side Paris Saint Germain.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>\n<h3><strong><em><u>Alexis Sanchez<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4503\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alexis-sanchez.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Sanchez manchester united\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alexis-sanchez.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alexis-sanchez-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alexis-sanchez-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alexis-sanchez-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.sabguru.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alexis-sanchez-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexis Sanchez manchester united<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The forward was signed from Arsenal after seeing his flourishing performances. But the curse of number 7 jersey kept going on and failed yet another star player. There was a huge difference between the <strong>Sanchez playing<\/strong> for Barcelona and the one for United. He was the best paid player at his spell in Manchester United. He was sent out for loan and was later sold permanently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Failure of star players at Manchester united Bastian Schweinsteiger Schweinsteiger is one of those failed signings under the management of Louis Van Gal. He is definitely one of the best midfielders and he has proved himself for his German club Bayern. He is also a World Cup winner. 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