5 Manchester United rejects who are having an impressive season

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13:  Michael Keane of Burnley during the Premier League match between Burnley and Swansea City at Turf Moor on August 13, 2016 in Burnley, England.  (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)
Michael Keane has been a revelation at Burnley

#2 Wilfried Zaha

HULL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10:  Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace celebrates as he scores their second goal during the Premier League match between Hull City and Crystal Palace at KCOM Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Hull, England.  (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Zaha has improved with every game

Zaha joined United in 2013 for a reported fee of £10m rising to £15m with performance-related add-ons after impressing in his time with Crystal Palace. He was loaned back to Palace for the remainder of the season and officialy joined United the next season.

He made his debut for the club in their Community Shield victory over Wigan Athletic but was loaned out to Cardiff later in the season after falling down the pecking order under the then manager David Moyes.

He made a permanent switch to his boyhood club in 2015 on the winter transfer deadline day for a fee believed to be in the region of £3 million with an added clause that stated United will also receive a percentage of the fee if Palace decided to sell Zaha in the future.

The 24-year-old had a great 2016 where he guided Palace to the FA Cup final by playing in almost every game and scoring 2 goals along the way. Palace lost to his former club United in the final but Zaha played the full 120 minutes of the game and was named as the club’s Player of the Year for his contributions throughout the season.

Zaha has been Palace’s most prolific player this season scoring 3 goals and registering 6 assists in the process. He has created 21 chances so far this season and has completed 345 passes out of which 65% were forward passes. The 24-year-old is currently second in the assist chart behind Kevin De Bruyne.

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