All kinds of old clips were being dredged up on Twitter after Harry Maguire's latest defensive struggles against Tottenham on Sunday.
One is of Soccer Saturday pundit Paul Merson questioning Maguire's abilities after his £80million move to Manchester United last year.
'Harry Maguire for £80m is ridiculous,' Merson says. 'Ridiculous at the highest level.'
Presenter Jeff Stelling asked if Maguire is a good player. 'He's alright,' is the best Merson can muster.
'He ripped it up with England because he played in a three. But when you play three at the back it's for one reason only, the defenders ain't good enough, you don't trust them.'
Inevitably in the wake of United's 6-1 humiliation by Spurs, a match in which their captain didn't exactly cover himself in glory, there were plenty saying Merson was spot-on with his assessment.
Compilations of Maguire's mistakes and misjudgements punctuated the debate among fans beneath. But then anyone can be made to look terrible if you condense the worst moments of a season of 55 appearances into two minutes of video.
And it should be pointed out that later in the same clip Merson claims that Maguire's United team-mates Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford 'don't score goals'. Just the 45 between them last season then.
There's absolutely no question Maguire's season hasn't started the way he would have envisaged. The drama of his arrest and trial during a summer holiday in Greece followed by a series of United defensive horror shows, both individually and collectively.
Maguire has been pilloried by fans and pundits alike. Gary Neville suggested after the 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace that 'United are never going to win the Premier League with that centre back pairing. They need to get a mobile, dominant centre half in alongside [Victor] Lindelof or Maguire.'
Neville went on to essentially say both Lindelof and Maguire were two slow to react to danger when opponents attack United.
Also on Sky Sports ahead of Sunday's thrashing by Tottenham, Patrice Evra questioned whether Maguire was captaincy material.
'How many years has be been here? Just one and he's the captain. It shows you we don't have any leaders to win trophies,' Evra said.
The following two hours seemed to vindicate them both. It was Maguire's poor header that allowed Erik Lamela in for Tottenham's equaliser, compounded when he wrestled Luke Shaw out the way in an effort to clear the ball.
It was Maguire charging up field to bundle over Harry Kane that led to their second, leaving him hopelessly out of position when the quickly-taken free-kick sent Heung-min Son clear.
He was nutmegged by Serge Aurier's cross to tee up Son for goal No 4 having drifted out to do what should have been Shaw's job.
Then footage emerged of Maguire disagreeing with Rashford over whether Lamela should have received a red card following his clash with Martial.
So the list of Maguire's faults grows. Too slow, both in movement and reactions. Poor positioning. Clumsy. Poor at organising. Not a leader. Overpriced.
His early season form doesn't inspire confidence among England followers as he returns to the fold, especially with Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and a Belgium team ranked No 1 in the world awaiting on Sunday.
But, as we all know, memories can be very short in football and it's certainly true in Maguire's case.
He certainly wasn't being criticised when United went 19 matches undefeated in all competitions either side of the Covid-19 lockdown, keeping 12 clean sheets along the way.
Maguire had embraced the responsibility of being United's club captain following Ashley Young's January departure to Inter Milan and was in very good form, having found his feet after that £80m move from Leicester.
It appeared Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had found his best team and the partnership between Maguire and Lindelof was working efficiently.
That shortage of pace didn't appear to be an issue back then and Maguire had become comfortable with his status as the world's most expensive defender, something he has no control over.
Indeed, he very much looked the part as United's captain and leader. Likewise, his place in Gareth Southgate's team for Euro 2020 seemed guaranteed.
His summer was always going to be short - United's final game, the loss to Sevilla in the Europa League semi-final, was on August 16 - with their first of this season on September 19.
Maguire - who missed only six of United's matches in 2019-20 and started 53 of the 55 he was available for, playing 4,962 minutes and being subbed off before the end only twice - was only likely to get a couple of weeks' rest.
With barely any pre-season under his belt, fatigue was always going to be a problem for Maguire and the United squad at large. It's clear from early season performances they're desperately playing catch up.
And of course, during his time off, Maguire was arrested following an altercation outside a nightclub in Mykonos and found guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery.
He was handed a suspended sentence of 21 months and 10 days after a very quick trial. His legal team are appealing the verdict and there will be a full retrial at some point in a more senior court.
Maguire said in a BBC interview he was 'scared for my life' as police officer allegedly struck him on his legs.
He said he is 'mentally strong enough' to 'move on' but who knows how much the incident has been a distraction to his on-field performances.
The defender has received the backing of his managers for club and country. Southgate this week described Maguire as an 'exceptional player' as he welcomed him back to the squad having removed him for last month's internationals.
Solskjaer was quick to back Maguire following the incident in Greece, said he'd keep the captaincy and offered his ongoing support.
For Maguire, the games continue to come thick and fast. He is unlikely to feature in Thursday night's friendly against Wales but will play a part in England's three-man defence for the games with Belgium and Denmark.
The hectic pace of games may actually allow Maguire to rediscover his poise and some of last season's form rather than continue the jittery displays so far this season.
He hasn't, after all, become a dreadful defender in a matter of weeks.