Seven stars left Man Utd and thrived including Paul Pogba, Gerard Pique and Memphis Depay

MANCHESTER UNITED will kick themselves when they look down this list.

Letting this group leave Old Trafford too soon has cost United dearly – both financially and on the field.

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The Reds haven’t won a title in more than four years and in that time some of the stars they’ve given away have enjoyed huge success.

From Gerard Pique to Angel Di Maria, there is no shortage of talent or medal winners, and United fans have decided to let them go.

We took a look at SEVEN players who didn’t have the best time at Old Trafford but have since had successful careers.

Memphis Depay

The Dutch forward has never come to grips with life in the Premier League and quickly fell out of favor under Louis van Gaal.

After a much-hyped deal was finalized for £25m, Memphis scored just seven goals in his only season at the club.

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Depay ended his time at Old Trafford just 18 months after his arrival, playing only for his second season before moving to Lyon in January 2017.

He flourished in France, scoring 76 goals in 178 games to revive his career.

And his good form was recognized by Barcelona who captured him on a free transfer last summer.

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Paul Pogba

United fans need no reminder of the defeat that saw Pogba leave the club for nothing – before returning later world record fee of £89 million.

The Frenchman had stellar performances at Juventus and often wowed fans with goals and daring long passes.

Pogba has won Serie A four times and the Coppa Italia twice before returning for a mixed second at United, possibly. will end again next summer.

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Gerard Pique

Gerard Pique is another who switched Manchester to sunny Spain after making just 23 appearances for United.

Since then, he has enjoyed an illustrious career at club and international level, winning the World Cup, European Championship and Champions League three times.

Pique has become a Barcelona legend after also winning La Liga eight times and last summer even had one. big pay cut to help the club financially.

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Angel Di Maria

The Argentinian only lasted a season at Old Trafford despite arriving as a signing under van Gaal.

Di Maria impressed at Real Madrid before signing but never settled in England, although he did contribute one of the all-time great Premier League goals with a spectacular lob against Leicester.

He joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2015 and has won 17 titles in France.

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Diego Forlan

Forlan was considered a failure under Sir Alex Ferguson. He scored just 10 league goals in 63 games and was beaten by another foreign striker during his time in Manchester, Ruud van Nistelrooy.

But Forlan then proved why Fergie signed him – he scored 128 La Liga goals between 2004-2011, including appearances for Villarreal and Atletico Madrid.

He won the Europa League in 2010 and also played a key role in bringing Uruguay to the historic semi-finals at the 2010 World Cup.

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Wilfred Zaha

Zaha is a hero at Crystal Palace and for good reason he has been a star player on both occasions for the Eagles.

For some reason his two-year stint at United didn’t work out with the winger playing only twice at Prem.

Since then, he has scored 58 goals in 267 for Palace in the second game and attracted transfer interest from Arsenal and Everton.

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Jonny Evans

Evans came from the academy at United but was also prone to making weird mistakes when he started early in his career.

Had to move to West Brom for the Northern Ireland international to find his place but now he has matured into a superb centre-back.

After moving to Leicester in 2018 and he has been a key player for the Foxes ever since, helping Brendan Rodgers’ side win the FA Cup last season.

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