Robin van Persie only got three seasons at Old Trafford, but they were three good seasons.
He was bought to deliver Alex Ferguson his last Premier League title and 26 goals in 38 games helped out with that cause just a tad.
For those memories and for that reliable service, however brief, he'll always be remembered fondly in Manchester.
https://twitter.com/ManUtdVines/status/789218881185406977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
There's just one slight hiccup in the relationship between the Dutch master and his old club. They never bloody said goodbye to him.
Nowhere on the social media records - not on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram nor even the club's website - have the Red Devils ever marked van Persie's time at Old Trafford or even tried to say thanks or farewell when he was moving to Fenerbahce. The striker might as well have left like a ghost from the Louis van Gaal ship and not once was his departure ever officially confirmed by the club.
That angered people. You don't sweep someone like Robin van Persie beneath the carpet so, consistently, the club have been reminded that they never said goodbye to a man some fans call a legend.
So, the news that he is actually gone is a surprise to a lot of them.
https://twitter.com/Keith_Russell/status/788717635844337664
https://twitter.com/asammufc/status/788703960689414144
https://twitter.com/Utdmariam/status/788703857811611648
An explanation?
https://twitter.com/MR_LAMIDE/status/784230957821923328
Too little, too late.
https://twitter.com/MindThe_Agapism/status/789178845425393664
By the time that Thursday rolled around, there was too much water under the bridge to pretend like the club's social media account didn't neglect a hero of the Stretford End and neglect Twitter users who are partial to an announcement.
https://twitter.com/OllRiley_/status/789024719441887232
Where was this respect when he left?
https://twitter.com/thedevilstweets/status/789210494716547072
https://twitter.com/faisal8070/status/788706794700955648
Say hello but not goodbye?
https://twitter.com/ElliottUnited/status/789209132373045248
What did we miss?
https://twitter.com/MajesticMicki/status/789209195627311104
Of course, it snowballed.
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