Those at the top of the Manchester United hierarchy must be sitting around this morning wondering how history has repeated itself and cost them another marquee signing.
Reports emerged late last night that after months of relentless speculation touting Cody Gakpo with a move away from PSV Eindhoven that the forward's exit had finally been sealed and his new destination had been confirmed - Liverpool. United fans reading those same reports must have barely been able to believe their luck.
For so long it seemed as if Gakpo was destined to ply his trade at Old Trafford, with the Netherlands international rumoured to be keen on donning the red of United and playing under a fellow Dutchman in Erik ten Hag.
