Despite the excitement surrounding Memphis Depay’s arrival at Manchester United for the fans in the Transfer Tavern, it’s fair to say the Dutchman hasn’t quite lived up to expectation.
A signing under Louis van Gaal in the summer of 2015, the Oranje star has struggled to replicate the sort of form that made him such a hot property at PSV Eindhoven.
Amid the vast array of attacking talent available to Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, the 22-year-old has largely been on the periphery for the Red Devils.
Handed just 12 minutes of Premier League actions this term, the wide forward’s exploits on international duty had the United fans propping up the bar in awe.
As the Netherlands took on France in Amsterdam last night in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, Depay pulled off an outrageous bit of skill to truly mug off Djibril Sidibe.
Video: Memphis vs France #mulive [@thenewultras] pic.twitter.com/yaO23l5gpb
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The latter has recently revealed he turned down Arsenal, who must be happy he did so after being well and truly schooled.
Dropping his shoulder, he left the Monaco ace stranded with a ghostly feint in order to create acres of space for himself.
If only he could do that for United…
