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Owen Hargreaves praises Donny van de Beek’s ‘almost perfect’ performance in Manchester United’s win over Istanbul Basaksehir while Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes also praise the midfielder
- Donny van de Beek shone in Manchester United’s 4-1 win over Istanbul’s Basaksehir
- BT Sport expert Owen Hargreaves said his performance was “ almost perfect ”
- Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes were also impressed with the midfielder
Owen Hargreaves called Donny van de Beek’s performance “near perfect” in Manchester United’s comfortable 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.
The midfielder was making just his fifth start of the season after joining the club on a £ 40 million deal in the summer, but impressed in a deeper role alongside Fred.
The Dutchman joined the attacking threats from Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford and played a key role in United’s fourth goal with a pass to Mason Greenwood, who crossed for Daniel James to finish.
Donny van de Beek shone in Manchester United’s 4-1 win over Istanbul’s Basaksehir on Tuesday
BT Sport expert Owen Hargreaves described the midfielder’s performance as ‘near perfect’
Van de Beek has struggled to get into the first team since arriving in the summer from Ajax, but BT Sport expert Hargreaves believes he may have worked his way into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting eleven for Sunday’s game with Southampton.
Hargreaves said the 23-year-old’s performance was “almost perfect,” while fellow expert Rio Ferdinand was also impressed.
“Van de Beek is so selfless he can fit in,” Hargreaves said.
“I think he has put himself in the starting lineup.”
The Dutchman was making just his fifth season start since his £ 40 million summer move
Rio Ferdinand was also impressed with the 23-year-old’s performance at Old Trafford.
Ferdinand added: ‘I was really satisfied with him. We’ve grown impatient ourselves, but Ole has shown why he’s been so highly regarded.
‘He is the only player who can play one touch two touches and keep it simple. He sacrifices parts of his game to help other people and you need that in the great moments.
“He is the only player who will make other players play well.”
The midfielder was confident in possession, with a passing accuracy of 88 percent and a total of 73 ball touches. He also created two chances and had a 100% dribble rate.
Goals from Fernandes and Rashford put United on the rise before James closed the points in the 92nd minute after Deniz Turuc scored a goal for the visitors.
Despite not being himself on the roster, it was Van de Beek who also caught the attention of Paul Scholes.
“Some of the one-touch things were brilliant,” said the former United midfielder.
“ He had the conscience around him to find Cavani and find some good balls for Marcus.
“What we saw tonight was his best position. I think he’s good enough in defensive position. You will be willing to try to do that. But it won’t be the defensive quality that it brings, it will bring things in the future. ‘
