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Juan Sebastian Veron
Juan Sebastian Veron enjoyed an illustrious 23-year career, having represented big clubs in both South America and Europe. He landed in England when Manchester United broke the transfer record and signed the Argentinian for a huge sum of £24.3 million back in 2001.
But unfortunately, he wasn't able to live up to the price tag, as he found it hard to adapt to the pace of the Premier League. His form was very inconsistent with very few good performances during his two seasons, being able to deliver only on rare occasions despite playing 82 games.
When Chelsea were taken over by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2003, the influx of cash into the club saw the Blues pay £15 million to acquire the services of Veron. But, his poor time continued as injuries hampered his career and he was able to make only 13 appearances and was loaned out twice.
His torrid six-year spell came to an end when he returned to his native Argentina and back to his boyhood club, Estudiantes in 2007.
Ray Wilkins
Ray Wilkins had a very prolific playing career that included stints in England, Italy, France, and Scotland. But he did start out with his boyhood club, Chelsea, in the year 1973 and spent six years there, making 179 appearances, going on to establish himself as one of the club greats in the 70s along with winning the Chelsea Player of the Year award twice.
Wilkins was handed the captaincy at the age of 18 following the club's relegation to the second division in 1975 and under his leadership, Chelsea made it back to the top flight two years later. But another relegation in 1979 saw him on the move, as he was signed up by Manchester United for £825,000.
The Englishman spent five successful seasons at Old Trafford, all in the first division, notching up 160 appearances for the club playing in midfield, as he was an instrumental part of United's FA Cup triumph in 1983 and a year later, he was voted the club's Player of the Year.
After his exit from United in 1984, Wilkins played for several clubs across Europe including AC Milan. Prior to his retirement, the Englishman got into management, managing Fulham and Queens Park Rangers in 1994 before hanging up his boots in 1997 and then taking the reins of Chelsea as assistant manager.
The last of Wilkins' four stints as an assistant at Chelsea came in 2010, where he was unjustly sacked midway through the season.
He tragically passed away in March 2018 due to a cardiac arrest at the age of just 60.
George Graham
George Graham's spells at both Chelsea and Manchester United lasted the same amount of time, two years each. The Scottish international had the ability to play in midfield and also up front, which saw him bag 35 goals for Chelsea and win the League Cup in 1965 during his two-year stay in London.
After a successful six-year stint at Arsenal, Graham was on the move in 1972 and ended up in Manchester United.
His two-year spell at United did not bring him much personal or team success as he made just 43 appearances in two seasons for the Red Devils and was unable to win any silverware.
Graham left United in 1974 for Portsmouth following the club's relegation to the second division.
Juan Mata
Juan Mata is arguably one of Chelsea's most successful signings in the past 10 years in the Roman Abramovich era. He took very little time in adapting to the playing style, scoring a goal on debut after coming off the bench and later going on to cement his place as a starter.
He made 53 appearances in all competitions in his debut season, scoring 12 goals and setting up 19 as he was an indispensable component in Chelsea's triumphant season where they completed the double, winning the FA Cup and Champions League.
The following season, the Spaniard carried over his fine streak of form, linking up brilliantly with new signings Eden Hazard and Oscar to form the attacking triangle known as 'MAZACAR'.
It was a tiring and demanding 2012/13 campaign for the Blues as they appeared in six different competitions and played 69 games in a span of nine months - Mata appeared in 62 games and scored 19 goals - that saw them finish third in the Premier League and lift their maiden Europa League trophy.
Following the return of Jose Mourinho to Chelsea in 2013, things started becoming very unsettling at the club. The Spanish International was played out of position, deployed on the wing as Mourinho opted to play Oscar as the playmaker.
This caused a lot of unrest and friction between Mata and Mourinho which ultimately led to the two-time Chelsea Player of The Year being sold in the January transfer window.
It was a crushing loss for the Chelsea fans as one of their beloved players was unfairly shown the exit door due to the manager's ego and it is something that has been hard for them to get over since.
Juan Mata was signed by David Moyes and Manchester United in the second half of the season for a fee of £37 million. The 30-year-old has had a mixed four years at Old Trafford.
The most memorable contribution in his first full season, in 2015, was when he scored a match-winning brace against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League including a spectacular overhead kick that gave United the three points and a famous victory over their arch-rivals.
He was the first choice under former manager Louis van Gaal but was unable to replicate his performances from his time at Chelsea, primarily due to the fact that he was operating on the right wing instead of his natural and preferred role of a playmaker, in a number 10 role.
The arrival of the Special One in Manchester resulted in a good on-field relationship between the duo in spite of the Spaniard being in and out of the starting XI and still continuing to be played on the right.
Mata has made 185 appearances for Manchester United thus far, scoring 39 goals. This season he has played 43 games, chipping in with four goals and six assists.
