Liverpool supporters took to Twitter to vent their fury as news of Memphis Depay signing for Manchester United dealt them their first blow of the summer transfer market... with three games still remaining in the current Premier League season.

Liverpool were strongly linked with the winger and reports even suggested the Anfield club led the way in the race for his signature.

But on Thursday, United and PSV Eindhoven announced the 21-year-old had penned a deal at Old Trafford, reuniting him with Louis van Gaal, his manager with Holland at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

PSV star Memphis Depay has agreed to join Manchester United this summer in a deal worth £25million

Depay (left) will reunite with Louis van Gaal, who was the Holland manager at the 2014 World Cuo

Liverpool supporters took to Twitter to show their unhappiness at missing out on Depay

Some Liverpool supporters reacted to reports suggesting Liverpool were in pole position to bring Depay in

Some Manchester United supporters mocked Liverpool for missing out on another big signing

One Liverpool supporter labelled his team 'a joke' after news broke of Depay joining United

And the announcement sparked fury among some Liverpool supporters, whose side are fifth in the Premier League table and four points behind Manchester United, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League position.

Depay's signature is the latest in a line of top players the club has failed to seal a deal for.

Diego Costa was linked with Liverpool before Brendan Rodgers' second season at the club, but the striker chose to stay at Atletico Madrid, eventually moving to Chelsea a year later.

That same summer in 2013, Willian turned down a move to Anfield, instead also electing to sign for Chelsea. The Reds missed out on Henrikh Mkhitaryan too, with the Armenia playmaker joining Borussia Dortmund.

Last summer, Liverpool missed out on bringing Alexis Sanchez to the club from Barcelona, even though the Spanish side were negotiating the transfer of Luis Suarez between the sides.

One fan was not surprised Depay did not join Liverpool but his voice was a minority on Thursday

Some Liverpool fans bemoaned the policy of Brendan Rodgers and Ian Ayre on Twitter

Other fans remarked that Liverpool are set to endure a frustrating summer in the transfer market

Some Liverpool supporters were already planning the next move for the team after the Depay news

In 2014, Victor Valdes was strongly linked with a deal at Liverpool but instead signed for Manchester United, providing backup to David De Gea.