Manchester United withdrew their interest in signing Marko Arnautovic yesterday but the damage has already been done. There was a suspicion this summer was becoming somewhat of a circus and the club's interest in Arnautovic was confirmation of that.
It is a disgrace that Arnautovic was ever considered at Old Trafford. Arnautovic, 33, was never close to being good enough for United at his best and he's now in the winter of his career after spending two years with Shanghai Port in the Chinese Super League. It is difficult to find something supporters can unanimously agree on but all supporters shared the same reaction to the Arnautovic links.
That reaction was disbelief, which evolved into anger. Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave the club and United need to sign a centre-forward this summer, but the interest in Arnautovic had all the hallmarks of desperation - it was simply humiliating.
