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Donny van de Beek mourns Manchester United’s ‘really bad’ home loss to Crystal Palace as the Dutch midfielder scores in his first game for the club following his £ 40m move
- Donny van de Beek came off the bench and scored for Manchester United
- Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend, however, ensured that Crystal Palace won 3-1
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer asked for introspection after his players fell ‘short’
- Dutch international Van de Beek was not happy to score on his debut
Donny van de Beek lamented Manchester United’s heavy play after falling in a ‘really bad’ home loss to Crystal Palace on his debut.
The 23-year-old midfielder arrived from Ajax for a fee amounting to £ 40m earlier in the month and left an immediate impression as he left the bench to score in his first appearance.
But Van de Beek won’t remember his debut fondly, as Palace deservedly won 3-1 at Old Trafford, where Andros Townsend’s opening goal was complemented by a Wilfried Zaha double in the second half.
Donny van de Beek lamented Manchester United’s ‘really bad’ 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace
The 23-year-old midfielder came off the bench and scored in United’s 3-1 loss at home
The performance highlighted the need for improvements, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer calling for introspection after his players fell short of expectations on Saturday night.
“My first game for the club and then you want to win,” said Van de Beek. ‘It doesn’t matter how you want to win.
“I am really disappointed that we lost 3-1 at home. I think it’s really bad.
‘Yes (we didn’t have as much match clarity as Palace) but last week in training we did really well.
Andros Townsend’s opening goal was complemented by a Wilfried Zaha double in the second half
“We train well, so my feeling was very positive. But, yes, today we play too slow.
“We were on the ball too long and I think that against an opponent like Crystal Palace it is necessary to speed up the game to create something. That wasn’t good enough. ‘
Not only was Van de Beek candid in his assessment, but the Dutch international clearly did not take comfort in scoring on his debut.
“Playing for all the fans in stadiums like this is more beautiful to score,” he said.
“But I still scored but we lose and this is the most important thing, that we win.
“We lose, but it’s always very nice to play for a club like this.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer called for introspection after his players failed to meet expectations
“I played my first game and I hope to help the team and next time we win, for sure.”
United have very little time to recover as a trip to championship Luton in the third round of the Carabao Cup awaits them on Tuesday before next weekend’s Premier League game in Brighton.
“I mean, next week we have to step up and we have to win,” Van de Beek told MUTV. “Also for our sentiment, we have to step up now.”
Palace pulled out of the Carabao Cup on penalties at Bournemouth during the week, but Roy Hodgson’s men won’t mind starting a season in the top flight with back-to-back victories for the first time in club history.
Dutch international van de Beek clearly did not take comfort in scoring on his debut
Former United player Zaha was the star at Old Trafford, scoring twice when he captained his childhood club in a competitive match for the first time.
“Being the captain of the team today, especially at Old Trafford, I’m excited that we managed to score all three points,” said the 29-year-old.
“I feel that we have a lot of quality in the team, we just have to put it on the field.
‘Before the game, he would tell the team:’ Believe in yourself, don’t be afraid to play your game.
Meanwhile, Zaha said he was ‘excited’ when he captained Palace for the first time competitively.
“Obviously we showed it today and I’m not surprised by the two games we managed to win.”
Zaha, who is still tied to a summer outing, added: ‘Obviously we know what they can do but we wanted to prevail in the game.
“We have so much pace and threat of attack in the team. We just wanted to use it from the beginning. ‘
