David de Gea has left Manchester United and with his exit comes an end of an era.
Though the messy way his eventual exit was handled was unfitting for a player who has served the club loyally and brilliantly for 12 years - and hopefully a testimonial will come in the future - it was ultimately the right decision. The only worrying aspect is that it took so long to make it.
Everyone knew the day Erik ten Hag was confirmed as the new United boss that De Gea would not suit his system. The Spaniard is one of the last holdouts of the older generation of goalkeepers who never had to play much with the ball at their feet or be progressive off their lines, just stop the ball from going in. But that's incompatible with the top-end of the modern game and if United are ever to win the Premier League again then they had to get with the times.
