Ten years ago, when Sir Alex Ferguson spent over £10m on Championship winger Wilfried Zaha to bring him from Crystal Palace to Old Trafford, it was seen as a statement signing by Manchester United.
Many of the Premier League's top sides were interested in signing Zaha, including Arsene Wenger. Still, Ferguson trumped them with a sizeable sum, showing his trust that the player could be developed into a top talent.
And with a track record of developing wingers, which included the likes of Nani, Ryan Giggs, Andrei Kanchelskis, David Beckham, and of course Cristiano Ronaldo, there was a clear expectation that this would be business as usual, even with Ferguson retiring and David Moyes set to take the helm.
