Manchester United fans go through five stages of grief as De Gea exit looms

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.