The first head has officially rolled amidst the fallout over the European Super League.
Ed Woodward announced his resignation as Manchester United's chief executive vice-chairman on Tuesday night as the club confirmed their withdrawal, alongside the Premier League's five other breakaway clubs.
It brings the curtain down on a reign which began in 2013 when David Gill stepped down - and many fans will forever view Woodward's tenure as synonymous with the failures of the post-Ferguson era.
The 49-year-old oversaw a transfer outlay of over £1bn but failed to deliver a title, despite hiring four different permanent managers.
United have only recently relented into bringing in a Director of Football and in truth, it's been much-needed for a long time.
When Woodward was responsible for incomings and outgoings, his decisions were often deeply unpopular. Looking back at his several dozen signings, it's easy to see why.
GIVEMESPORT have been re-visiting United's revolving doors since 2013 and while some of their business has been decent - such as the free signings of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani - other arrivals have been divisive, expensive, or just downright awful. Here's how the rankings measure up:
Complete joke
Radamel Falcao
Alexis Sanchez
Falcao, meanwhile, scored just four goals, largely because he had never recovered from his ACL injury. The less said about Sanchez, the better, with just five goals in two years.
Not Man Utd level
Fred
Marouane Fellaini
Alex Telles
Daniel James
Diogo Dalot
Nemanja Matic
Lee Grant
Morgan Schneiderlin
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Matteo Darmian
Memphis Depay
Daley Blind
Angel Di Maria
We make it 13 players who fall into this category. To be fair to Fellaini, he did a job at Everton - but his combative, physical style made him an odd fit, in more ways than one, at Old Trafford. The Belgian even ended up being booed by fans. David Moyes' statement signing, but one which ultimately epitomised Woodward's failure to back the Scotsman and send him down a one-way path to failure.
Memphis Depay has impressed at Lyon, but during his time at United, he failed to make the grade and made a mockery of claims he would live up to the famous number 7 shirt. Di Maria, likewise, is of course one of Europe's most scintillating attackers, but he failed to settle in England.
Fred has had his moments in central midfield, though he lacks discipline. Blind and Darmian weren't regular starters and Matic's best years were behind him by the time he left Chelsea.
Overpriced
Harry Maguire
Anthony Martial
Paul Pogba
Victor Lindelof
We're not talking poor signings, but £80m for Maguire and £89m for Pogba continues to raise eyebrows even now. Martial has scored 78 goals for the club; it's just a shame he blows hot and cold too often and Lindelof, similarly, is capable of proving himself a solid partner for Maguire but makes too many slip-ups.
Unproven
Amad Diallo
Facundo Pellistri
Donny van de Beek
Milinkovic-Savic
Milinkovic-Savic never even got a work permit. Diallo has looked very impressive in the limited moments we've seen from him so far - and speaking of untapped potential, need we remind Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that he's got Van de Beek sat there on the bench.
Good business
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Eric Bailly
Ander Herrera
Romelu Lukaku
Sergio Romero
Luke Shaw
Edinson Cavani
Odion Ighalo
Bruno Fernandes
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Juan Mata
Lukaku's £75m price tag might have teetered him into the overpriced category and he got his fair share of stick at United - but we feel it was unfair. The striker scored 42 goals in just 96 games and he's shown at Inter Milan that he's still one of Europe's best hitmen. Much like Ibrahimovic, in fact, who didn't cost a penny and averaged more than a goal every other game.
Cavani has been another steal on a free transfer and some of his teammates have also helped the club to regenerate under Solskjaer - not least Fernandes, arguably the Premier League Player of the Season. Shaw is finally returning to his early levels and while at right-back, Wan-Bissaka was a costly addition from Crystal Palace, a player of his quality was never going to cost less than £50m in the current market.
History will no doubt remember Woodward unkindly at Old Trafford. The European Super League will play a huge part in defining his legacy, but the seven and a half years that preceded it won't be forgotten either.