Losing a star player can hit football fans hard, and the pain is only greater when it's your player of the year who moves on.
Some Manchester United supporters have been preparing themselves for David De Gea's exit for a while now, but that doesn't make the latest news any easier to bear.
https://twitter.com/ncustisTheSun/status/605682972944121857
The Old Trafford faithful have responded in a variety of ways, and between them they have covered the five stages of grief in a matter of minutes.
First there was denial...
https://twitter.com/AbhiNandwani/status/605688932743811072
Next up was anger...
https://twitter.com/ItsTheRedBaron/status/605701836541067265
Then bargaining...
https://twitter.com/rohanmitraa/status/605691579316117504
Followed by depression...
https://twitter.com/ManUtdFaithful/status/605693352177065984
And finally acceptance.
https://twitter.com/OffsideLiam/status/605686599012241409
Twitter even speeds up the cycle of grief these days. United fans are probably soooo over him already.
