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The Dutchman is fighting for playing time at Old Trafford and two former players don’t understand why he was signed.
Manchester United’s decision to sign Donny van de Beek has been questioned by Patrice Evra and Gary Neville as the midfielder struggles to establish himself at the wing.
Van de Beek was an unused substitute in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Chelsea and has yet to start a Premier League game for the Red Devils since arriving from Ajax over the summer.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fortunate to have a lot of depth in midfield and has preferred to give more minutes to players like Scott McTominay, Fred and Paul Pogba.
With Van de Beek struggling to force himself into contention, Evra has stated that United simply don’t need the Dutchman as it is.
“We are talking about Van de Beek, nothing against the boy, but why did we buy him? He is watching the game from the stands every game,” Evra said through Sky sports. “We don’t need it, that’s the truth.”
The 23-year-old has made seven appearances for Solskjaer’s team so far this season, but has played just 59 minutes in the Premier League and only had a two-minute cameo in the Champions League.
Neville admitted that the Red Devils’ decision to spend so much money on Van de Beek has yet to be justified and that the player himself will be disappointed not to play more.
“What’s a bit of a mystery is Van de Beek’s use since he signed for £ 40 million,” Neville said.
“He doesn’t seem to be at the forefront of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans in every game. It’s kind of mysterious that one. And the more he doesn’t start, and the more he doesn’t go in, the more you’re thinking, ‘Well, 40 million pound player , normally you’d put him on the team. ‘
“You must be thinking, ‘What am I doing here?’ at this moment in time. “
While question marks linger over Van de Beek, Solskjaer is convinced that the Dutchman’s time will come and that it is always difficult to decide who is wasting playing time.
“Don’t worry about it. He will get his games. Don’t worry about it,” Solskjaer said. Sky sports. “It’s easy to say who should play and harder to say who shouldn’t.”
