Tag: Donny van de Beek

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could use Van de Beek on the left of his front three after his impressive display in Manchester United's victory at Brighton. Van de Beek played as United's advanced central midfielder but he often drifted to the left wing under instruction from Solskjaer and finished the match in a position that he could be playing more frequently this season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The United coach hailed Van de Beek's tactical flexibility and even admitted he could play in a wide role if required this campaign. While Daniel James started the game on the left for the Red devils, he was withdrawn midway through the second half, when Van de Beek moved to that position for the final quarter. "He’s got very high f...

Donny Van de Beek scored a goal on his Manchester United debut but was left disappointed as they were beaten 3-1 by Crystal Palace in a display he described as ‘not good enough’. The midfielder came off the bench in the 67th minute and scored 13 minutes later, but the goal was not enough to rescue the Red devils from being 2-0 and then 3-1 down. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was a very poor performance from the United as they were outplayed by the Eagles, who secured three points with a goal from Andros Townsend and a brace from Wilfried Zaha. Van de Beek felt the tempo of the game was too slow and the team performance was totally unacceptable, having played only over 20 minutes of the game. ‘That was not good enough today,’ Van de Beek told MUTV....

Donny van de Beek says he wants to learn from Manchester United stars Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba after completing his move to Old Trafford. Manchester United confirmed Van de Beek as their first signing of the summer on Wednesday after agreeing a £40m deal with Ajax. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 23-year-old midfielder played 175 matches for the Dutch side, scoring 41 goals and playing a major part in their run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019. Van de Beek has signed a five-year deal at the theatre of dreams and will hope to impress alongside United midfielders Fernandes and Pogba. The Netherlands international says joining Manchester United is an ‘incredible opportunity’ and says he wants to learn from Fernandes and Pogba and b...