Rasmus Hojlund looks a footballer reborn, doesn't he? It's funny what leaving Manchester United can do for you.
His latest triumph: two goals against Juventus to send Napoli top of Serie A. Real poacher's finishes, too. The type that eluded him last season. That's 11 goals already for club and country, as many as last campaign.
Take a look through his Instagram and see the joy. Plenty of sun, plenty of smiles, plenty of goals to celebrate. It's a tale which is becoming all too familiar for those who leave behind the gloomy haunts of Old Trafford.
Or is it?
The common narrative is that those with the sense to leave the dumpster fire go on to thrive elsewhere. And that's certainly the case in many examples - see Hojlund, Antony, Marcus Rashford, and Scott McTominay, for example. But it's not a certainty. Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial will tell you that.
Daily Mail Sport has looked at the numbers for all of United's current and recent forwards for this season to answer the question: how green is the grass elsewhere?
Rasmus Hojlund is enjoying newfound success at Napoli - but how do Man United's exiled attackers compare to their current crop?
Rasmus Hojlund is enjoying newfound success at Napoli - but how do Man United's exiled attackers compare to their current crop?
United's existing stars
Let's start with the current crop: Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Joshua Zirkzee. We're going to go off club form alone to give a fair comparison.
United haven't exactly got bang for their buck. They spent £243.7million on that group - the first three last summer, Zirkzee the year before - and between them they've mustered 10 goals this season.
Six of those are from Mbeumo. He's been the standout attacker for United this campaign after joining from Brentford in a £71m deal.
Sesko has struggled to adjust to the physicality of the Premier League since moving from RB Leipzig for £73.7m. Gary Neville said the 22-year-old has been 'miles off' the pace but his record in the Bundesliga suggests he has strong potential.
Cunha, like Mbeumo arrived as an oven-ready forward after switching from fellow Premier League outfit Wolves for £62.5m. His performances have been more encouraging but, like Sesko, he has been dogged by injury issue and is still adapting to not being the main goalscorer.
Ryben Amorim believes Cunha may be overthinking things. 'He has more levels to go. He’s at a different club, with different pressure,' he said. 'He was struggling because he was not scoring. He was thinking too much about the numbers, but the influence he has in the team is important to us.’
The ideal scenario is to have all three of them fit and firing, with Mbeumo playing as a right-sided number 10, Cunha on the left, and Sesko up top.
Due to various factors including injuries, that has only happened three times in the Premier League so far, so arguably they haven't had much chance to gel in Amorim's rather niche 3-4-3 system.
Zirkzee is a wonderful footballer to watch at his best but a haul of eight goals from 57 appearances simply won't cut it at a club aspiring to win elite titles.
United's haul of 22 Premier League goals this season has been distinctly average.
Bryan Mbeumo has been the attacking star for Man United this season, scoring six goals
Bryan Mbeumo has been the attacking star for Man United this season, scoring six goals
Benjamin Sesko has struggled to settle amid the physical challenge of the Premier League
Benjamin Sesko has struggled to settle amid the physical challenge of the Premier League
How are United's attacking outcasts getting on?
We've already discussed Hojlund. He's on six goals in 15 games for Napoli and is thriving with Kevin De Bruyne behind him.
The 22-year-old has started so well, in fact, that De Bruyne claimed he is 'very similar' in style to his former Manchester City team-mate Erling Haaland.
Napoli have an optional £38m buy clause on his loan, a clause which will supposedly become obligatory should they qualify for the Champions League. We may well have seen Hojlund in a United shirt for the final time.
Similar applies to Marcus Rashford. He has been a revelation at Barcelona, scoring six goals and providing a whopping 10 assists.
Barca hold an optional buy clause of £26m on Rashford, and the main barrier to the activating that will be their own finances.
But United may be watching on with a sense of envy, wondering why they couldn't get the same tune out of him over the past couple of seasons.
It's the same story with Antony, who is enjoying a new lease of life in Spain as well.
Did he ever come close to looking like he was worth the £86million United squandered on him? No. But at Real Betis, managed by Manuel Pellegrini and surrounded by experienced heads, he has blossomed.
Marcus Rashford is thriving at Barcelona but they may not have the money to sign him
Marcus Rashford is thriving at Barcelona but they may not have the money to sign him
Antony is finally free to be himself at Real Betis, where they enjoy a good maverick
Antony is finally free to be himself at Real Betis, where they enjoy a good maverick
Antony's record this season stands at seven goals and four assists, only two short of the total output of United's four attackers.
There, he is appreciated for the tricks and flicks for which he was mocked in the Premier League. There, he can express himself.
As Spanish football expert Guillem Balague explained in May: 'Seville is a place for bull fighters. They like the bull fighter that goes off script and does things his own way - and Antony is that kind of player so they absolutely love him. He has been effective and taken the team to another level.
'Betis have given the man love and confidence, played him in the right position and played him all the time. He has been absolutely brilliant and he has been emotional.'
There are other recent exits thriving elsewhere. Mason Greenwood at Marseille: 11 goals, four assists, in the hunt for the Ligue 1 title. Alejandro Garnacho still has more to give at Chelsea, with just two goals and two assist so far, but his performances have given reason for hope, certainly more than how things ended up north.
The jury is out on others.
Anthony Elanga became a hugely important player at Nottingham Forest after leaving United in 2023 but is yet to find the net after a £55m move to Newcastle over the summer.
Anthony Martial, meanwhile, well, he's hard to judge. He scored a respectable nine goals in 23 appearances last season for AEK Athens but is still searching for that first at Monterrey in Mexico, where the media have blasted his performance.
Jadon Sancho is still waiting for his breakthrough moment on loan at Aston Villa
Jadon Sancho is still waiting for his breakthrough moment on loan at Aston Villa
And then there's Jadon Sancho. He's currently a benchwarmer on loan at Aston Villa. He'll come on towards the end of games, and has played his part in their scintillating form, but has been unable to nail down a starting spot.
The nadir was against Manchester City, where he came on after 29 minutes to replace the injured Emi Buendia, but was later hooked himself.
So does leaving United guarantee you a life of joy, goals, and adulation? Certainly not. But the folk who have left, no matter what lows they reached at Old Trafford, are generally getting on better than the current bunch.