Memphis Depay has appeared to aim a sly dig at Manchester United by suggesting they were a stepping stone to bigger things.
The Dutchman is now a leading light at Lyon having joined them in January 2017. He posted on Instagram with images of himself gradually growing in stature as he continued to move teams and included the caption "trust the process".
Depay started with Sparta Rotterdam as a youngster before moving to PSV. The Eredivisie giants gave the forward his professional debut in September 2011.
His performances in the Netherlands attracted the interest of Europe's leading lights in 2015. United were then led by Louis van Gaal who claimed he was "forced" to sign Depay earlier than planned to fend off interest from PSG.
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