‘Loris Karius has transferred his powers to David De Gea’

But now? An imposter seems to have taken his place since the end of last season, with the Spaniard following up a dodgy World Cup with an iffy season for Manchester United.

His latest error was comfortably the worst, with De Gea allowing a tame Lionel Messi shot to slip through his grasp as United’s hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-finals disappeared against Barcelona.

Let the blame game begin…

For the purposes of balance, De Gea did make a ridiculous save from Sergi Roberto – albeit a bit fortunate – with his face on the stroke of half-time.