For most teams, deadline day is defined by the players who arrive at the club, but for Manchester United this year, it was more about those who remained as yellow ties were being loosened by reporters across the country.
As expected, United ended the January window without any new faces to flaunt on social media, instead focusing on trimming their bloated squad by allowing out-of-favour players the chance to leave.
Well, some out-of-favour players, anyway.