Sportskeeda Football 2018 Awards: Top 5 transfer flops of the year 

#3 Fred

Fred completely fell out of favour under Jose Mourinho

Fred was announced as the latest recruitment at Manchester United by the club on 5 June and his performances this season have been just one of the many reasons for the Red Devils' struggles.

Although he boasts a fine passing rate and a couple of direct involvements in goals, the Brazilian's big money move has seen more bad than good for the team, as he has failed to absorb the pace of the Premier League, an aspect seen in many of the matches where he's totally switched off while defending.

Poor displays exerted a gloomy influence of such degree that he wasn't even included in the matchday squad many a time. Consequentially, the midfielder has played just 10 league games.

Under new boss Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, Fred has started one game but was hauled off just before the hour mark because his alertness levels started to perish as the game wore on.