Manchester United fans were not happy with Memphis Depay’s performance against Liverpool

Ah, lads. Give the young fella some time.

When United acquired the services of Dutch prospect Memphis Depay back in June, Gary Neville tried to calm the storm by saying that they were buying potential. And that they were investing in the future. But the attacker's highlights from his PSV years and his obvious ability couldn't fail but get the fans excited and, when he was thrown straight into the starting team, big things were expected of him. Memphis is only 21 but the comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo haven't stopped and, now, every mistake that the wide man makes - usually out of trying too hard to impress - is starting to be jumped on more and more. His performance against Liverpool got a lot of Red Devil backs up. And just football fans alike. Even though he lasted just 45 minutes and United won anyway, his underwhelming first half performance was enough for a tirade of abuse. https://twitter.com/TweetOfJay/status/642709562861219840 https://twitter.com/Cazorllerin/status/642745869608046593 https://twitter.com/Ghagerian_Kid/status/642743531807866880 https://twitter.com/hackett_rulez/status/642742587988811776 https://twitter.com/Ghagerian_Kid/status/642744324103491584 https://twitter.com/rorykelly46/status/642748880715685889 https://twitter.com/R_Daly13/status/642748456663126016 https://twitter.com/RobertMoran85/status/642748281840381952 https://twitter.com/TVsCarlKinsella/status/642748107202109440 https://twitter.com/LizWorsley/status/642747941384552448 https://twitter.com/MCFC_Corner/status/642733309487767552 All well and good... but what on earth is this guy smoking? https://twitter.com/PapiChulo_Chuly/status/642748319089954816 Alas, he was put out of his misery. https://twitter.com/chrisv987/status/642753059773399040 https://twitter.com/mtvptk/status/642753051049263106 https://twitter.com/youlesy75/status/642753953084669953 https://twitter.com/FuFudail/status/642753954456059904 https://twitter.com/Waezzz/status/642753941843873792 Still, some weren't happy. https://twitter.com/nickistically/status/642753061010714625