2. Memphis Depay
Another player who could be on his way out is the Dutch Memphis Depay. A free-kick specialist in PSV Eindhoven is struggling to fit in the boots of Barclays Premier League. He helped his former side to win the Dutch title and by finishing on the top of the scoring chart by netting 22 goals. Compared with Eden Hazard after the arrival, he showed no flashes of confidence and technical abilities. In his first season for the club, the player has appeared in 23 games but has failed to show the glimpses of his trickery he was famous for in Netherlands. At the beginning of the season he continuously blundered but as the second half of the season started, he showed improvements in his game and passing. He had his best game in United’s shirt against Midtjylland in Europa League but slipped to show the same in the next games.
Though he has a good passing accuracy of 80%, he failed to show the same in his shots (47%). Scored just 2 goals in the Premier League, his abilities are questioned by the fans. Some say he needs more time to cope with the pace of the league where some call him a pure flop. Southampton number 4 Jordy Clasie backed his former team-mate by saying that he needs more time to live up to the expectations of Manchester United fans.
However, United’s number 7 who earns £150,000-a-week recently ended the doubts by saying that he doesn’t want to leave Manchester United and want to have a great future with the club. The fans would surely be expecting a much better 2016-17 season from him and if the new manager arrives at the club then surely his future will be in danger.