Top 10 soul-crushing experiences of the decade for Manchester United (2010-2019)

#4 Moyes and Woodward fail the club in their first summer transfer-window - 2013

Ed Woodward isn't exactly adored by Manchester United fans

Red Devils' fans agreed that without Sir Alex Ferguson, United's dominance of England's top flight would likely be at an end. However, there was some optimism in the stands, too: United were league champions the previous year after all...

True, the squad wasn't what it had once been, and there were gaping holes, particularly in the middle of the park, that needed addressing, but with a new manager at the helm and a new chief executive upstairs, most expected a summer of transfer business as Moyes and Woodward would surely attempt to put their stamp on the squad, right?

Wrong!

It was to be the summer of absolutely nothing - nothing happened at all until the very last day of the window when Woodward finally signed off on a deal to bring lanky-Belgian, Marouane Fellaini to the club for a then hefty £27.5 million fee. Nobody questioned his commitment but Fellaini never had the talent required to keep United in the upper echelons of the Premier League - not without a supporting cast that never arrived.

Manchester United had missed their chance to hit reset and rebuild the squad in a fashion Moyes could have worked with. He was unceremoniously fired after just 10 months in the hot-seat and, in truth, the Red Devils have never been the same again. The club never really recovered from this horrendous summer transfer window and that's why it makes the list as true low-point of the last decade.

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#3 Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City - 2011

Manchetser City ran riot on their bitter rivals' home turf.

Manchester United suffered their biggest defeat of the modern era against bitter city rivals Manchester City at home at Old Trafford in 2011. Roberto Mancini's expensively-assembled side put United to the sword as they scored six of the best, including a brace from one Mario Balotelli, beging United fans to ask the question: 'Why always him?'

Fans were distraught after the game and this has to be considered as one of the low-points of the decade just because of how severe a beating it was. Ferguson, himself, had to this to say during the post-match conversations with media:

"It was our worst ever day. It’s the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don’t think I ever lost 6-1. I can’t believe the scoreline."

The Red Devils were well and truly humbled and some could say this was the moment that marked the start of the powershift from the red side of Manchester to the blue half of the city.