Van de Beek makes his case Donny van de Beek is good at football. Who knew it? A lot of former Ajax coaches, as it happens, as well as Van de Beek's Manchester United teammates.
His exclusion by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over the last 12 months has been truly perplexing. The Stretford End called for Van de Beek against Manchester City and he got 15 minutes.
At Vicarage Road they were singing his name in the first half and he got 45 minutes. It was enough to show what this midfield has been missing.
Van de Beek still hasn't started a meaningful Premier League game since December 5 last year but his absence cannot go on and under a new manager it surely won't.
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