Wow, way longer than I thought.
Best player to only play 2 seasons or less for us
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Best player on paper, or what they did in their time here?
The former would be Di Maria, the latter would be Tevez.
The former would be Di Maria, the latter would be Tevez.
Eh? He scored 3 goals. One of them a quite important winner in the CL too.
Falcao
Dion Dublin got struck down by injury in his prime right after his arrival. Good player he was. But yeah, probably Tevez.
Tevez. He was bloody brilliant and I was devastated we didn't sign him up.
Veron
Go back and watch some of the passes he played, they don't make them like him anymore
Go back and watch some of the passes he played, they don't make them like him anymore
Definitely Tevez. Hindsight is 20/20 and he turned into a bit of a bastard. But at the time I wanted us to pay what it took to get him.
I never took to Berbatov so I was annoyed that he effectively ousted Tevez out of the side. I've irrationally held it against Berbatov ever since.
I never took to Berbatov so I was annoyed that he effectively ousted Tevez out of the side. I've irrationally held it against Berbatov ever since.
Surely it's Zlatan? 
EDIT: Yes I read OP but it's unlikely he will be here longer than 2 years
EDIT: Yes I read OP but it's unlikely he will be here longer than 2 years
Has to be Tevez. Played really well, especially in his first season. Dipped towards the end but was great overall.
Hes a dick, but he was great for us.
Hes a dick, but he was great for us.
I think Yorke was quite decent in his second season too?
I can't remember properly to be honest. I just have the recollection of him being world class in the treble year and markedly diminishing returns after that.
Bobby Noble was a really good player. If i remember correctly he had a car accident and suffered an from double vision afterwards. Really a shame
47 matches and 23 goals. Not too shabby
Tevez can't be topped. Big reason we won the CL that season.
Falcao is one of my favourite ever players. But he wasn't as good for us as Tevez was. Same goes for Veron, Di Maria and Kagawa.
Falcao is one of my favourite ever players. But he wasn't as good for us as Tevez was. Same goes for Veron, Di Maria and Kagawa.
Was thinking of Connelly too. He was at United for slightly more than 2 seasons though.
Van Persie. (I don't count his holidays under Moyes and Van Gaal as playing for us.
Has to be Tevez.
Veron was a class footballer who just didn't work out for us.
Larson another good shout and Blanc.
Veron was a class footballer who just didn't work out for us.
Larson another good shout and Blanc.
Forgot he played a few games in 1966/67...
Villa Watford and lille so 3
I liked having Blanc here. Thought he had a great influence on the team. Shame we got shot of Stam at the time he came in because that would have been an awesome pairing for a couple of years.
Reading through this thread and some of the great players that briefly played here, it seems all the more baffling that Fellaini got not only a third, but a fourth season.
How long was heinze with us?
Mark Bosnich in goal?
Tevez
Di Maria
Veron
What's up with Argentines struggling at Manchester United?
Di Maria
Veron
What's up with Argentines struggling at Manchester United?
Tevez.
The others such as ADM, Falcao, Kagawa etc were poor for us.
The others such as ADM, Falcao, Kagawa etc were poor for us.
It's hard to define best because most players who play 2 or less seasons with us leave because they were shite.
In that respect it's gotta be Tevez, cos he was great and we all wanted Fergie to sign him (despite him later turning out to be an epic cnut).
DiMaria, Falcao, Veron may have been class players elsewhere, but they were a crock of shite for us
In that respect it's gotta be Tevez, cos he was great and we all wanted Fergie to sign him (despite him later turning out to be an epic cnut).
DiMaria, Falcao, Veron may have been class players elsewhere, but they were a crock of shite for us
Phil Jones.
Yeah....Loved the guy....Without the injury, I'm sure he would have gone on to be a United Legend....
I'd completely forgotten about Ian Storey-Moore - again, it was a bad injury and which he never recovered from....
How long were Arnold Muhren ( utter class ) and Jesper Olsen ( utterly frustrating ) with us ??
And I can't believe that in 10 years time we'll be listing Depay and Schneiderlin among the ' best '....
All-in-all, probably Tevez was the 'best' to leave us too soon....
William Prunier was terrible
The great Taibi
Jon Obi Mikel? Kind of cheating - but he did sign for us and did not play 
Pogba
Tevez was a success. Arguably the best loan signing in Premier League history?
Heinze also got POTY here and Rojo has been solid since joining... In all fairness, Romero has been great when he's played aswell.
Andy Goram played 45 minutes for United I think against Liverpool?
World class at his peak, but he was well past it. Strangest signing ever
World class at his peak, but he was well past it. Strangest signing ever
Tevez was poor in his second season because of all the drama. He had a poor touch like Rooney of recent years. Was back to form after leaving though
Tévez wasn't that good for us. In his first season he scored important goals, in his second season both his productivity and his overall play declined quite significantly.
Most of them don't seem to like living in Northern England, i don't know if Veron was settled or wanted to leave but he just couldn't replicate his Italian form for United (or Chelsea).
Tevez did not enjoy living in Manchester which shows you how smart he is when he moved from Man Utd to Man City. Di Maria the same doubt he ever wanted to even join United. Heinze never really settled at United either and tried to leave a few times before going to Real.
So far the only Argies we've had that seem to have settled and haven't kicked up a fuss are Rojo and Romero.
Yep people seem to have selective memories of Tevez's time at United he was poor for most of his second season. Great one game then poor the next, despite that United met the fee agreed for him to join permanently but by that stage he had already had his head turned by City offering him double what we were.
Aye - Good shout there. Brilliant player. My Swedish friend pitched in Blomqvist - even if it just for him losing his CL medal