It had to be, didn't it?
Pedro was named in Chelsea's starting line-up by Jose Mourinho for their game against West Brom this afternoon and had an instant impact, scoring the opener and setting up the second for Diego Costa as the Premier League champions built a 3-1 first-half lead at the Hawthorns, before his second-half withdrawal with ten-man Blues hanging on to a 3-2 lead following John Terry's sending-off.
It had to be painful watching for Manchester United fans, for whom Pedro seemed destined to sign, right up until he appeared alongside Cesc Fabregas at Cobham last week.
Naturally, the denizens of Twitter reacted in a measured way to the former Barcelona star's performance.
https://twitter.com/richardajkeys/status/635436180968902657
https://twitter.com/DannyTAlexander/status/635436678526709760
https://twitter.com/DatTormeyFela/status/635433884231036928
https://twitter.com/___Sharpy/status/635436668829454337
United fans didn't get the joke, though...
https://twitter.com/theslickguy/status/635436681752104960
https://twitter.com/Harry20Cork/status/635436671715119105
https://twitter.com/Bachani23/status/635436670716788736
https://twitter.com/R_o_M/status/635433972131057664
Although some remain in utter denial...
https://twitter.com/azfrsyfq_/status/635436677423456257
And, somehow, a Liverpool fan made it about them...
https://twitter.com/Amseunlawal/status/635436667155951616
