How do you replace a man like Peter Schmeichel? Not with Taibi. Signed in 1999 after the great Dane’s departure from Old Trafford, Italian not-a-shot-stopper Taibi actually won man of the match on his debut in a 3-2 win at Liverpool, despite flapping terribly at a cross to gift the opposition their first goal. He played three more league games, drawing two (including a 3-3 at home to Southampton, where he infamously let a tame shot through his legs), bowing out with a 5-0 humiliation at Chelsea. Nice trackie bottoms, mind.
Described by a Liverpool fan forum as being “slower than evolution”, Pellegrino was signed in 2005 from Valencia, but it soon became obvious he was painfully over the hill.