They needed reminders of his talents like a hole in the head. With two carefully weighted passes against Burnley, the 'maestro' had unlocked a plucky promoted side and silenced an exuberant crowd. Last season, Chelsea might have toiled in vain, struggling to pick the lock through the hard-working but unimaginative forces of Willian, Ramires and John Obi Mikel. Unfortunately for Manchester United, they're going to be reminded of the former Arsenal captain's abilities plenty of times this season. Last season, former boss David Moyes and chief executive Ed Woodward thrashed out a transfer target list, with the Barcelona midfielder underlined in red pen. Spending the bones of two months making futile efforts to coax the settled Catalan back to the Premier League, they were ultimately wasting their own time. Fast forward a year, and Fabregas was deemed surplus to requirements. Suddenly, a move to the Premier League was back on the cards - the only problem was the extent of the damage that Moyes and Woodward had wreaked on the club within the space of 12 months. Dipping their nose back into the market this summer, this time with a little less gusto considering their lack of European football, the club were never given a chance by Fabregas, as he pined for the home comforts of London. Once the door was slammed shut in his face by the ex who had moved on and found love with a bug-eyed German, he moved across town and donned the jersey he never thought he would.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
