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Manchester United and Chelsea fans would not recognise Radamel Falcao now... he was a lost soul in England but now El Tigre is firing again

On Sunday, Radamel Falcao left Monaco and flew to Colombia to join his national side.

On the plane, cruising over the Atlantic, he surely remembered the last time he did the very same journey from Europe to South America.

His last game with Colombia was in October 2015, 13 months ago, in a 3-0 defeat away in Uruguay.

Radamel Falcao scored twice as Moncao cruised to an easy victory over Nancy on Ligue 1
Radamel Falcao scored twice as Moncao cruised to an easy victory over Nancy on Ligue 1
But he has found things tough in recent years, including his loan spell at Manchester United
But he has found things tough in recent years, including his loan spell at Manchester United
Then it was on to Chelsea where things did not get any better for the Colombian striker
Then it was on to Chelsea where things did not get any better for the Colombian striker

At the time, he was struggling at Manchester United where it felt it was the beginning of the end for the prolific striker.