Manchester United player ratings: Donny van de Beek and Daniel James good vs Aston Villa

straight to your inboxSolskjaer drops hint over Van de Beek positionManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted Donny van de Beek has the potential to be used on the left side of a front three after an impressive showing against Brighton."He’s got very high footballing intelligence and tactically he’s gone through the Ajax system.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek and Dean Henderson start tonight's Carabao Cup clash against Brighton.United faced the Seagulls last weekend in the Premier League, winning in dramatic fashion late into injury time thanks to a penalty from Bruno Fernandes.Brighton hit the woodwork five times and United's performance did little to appease supporters who were concerned following the opening day defeat against Crystal Palace.With a crucial game against Jose

straight to your inboxManchester United have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their Carabao Cup fourth round tie at Brighton.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 10 changes for the 3-0 third round victory against Luton Town last week and there could be wholesale changes again at the Amex Stadium.Dean Henderson, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Eric Bailly, Brandon Williams, Fred, Scott McTominay, Donny van de Beek, Jesse Lingard, Daniel James, Juan Mata and Odion Ighalo are in line for recalls as

straight to your inboxManchester United's FIFA 21 player ratings have today been confirmed in full, with every player's new FUT 21 rating confirmed. It had already been confirmed by EA during the top 100 highest rated players release that Bruno Fernandes is the highest-rated United player on FUT 21, followed by Paul Pogba, David De Gea and Marcus Rashford, with new signing Donny van de Beek rated at 83 overall.

straight to your inboxLazio expect Andreas Pereira to join the club from Manchester United in the coming days.The 24-year-old was pushed further down the pecking order following the arrival of Donny van de Beek from Ajax and has failed to make United's matchday squad for their opening two Premier League fixtures.Lazio are believed to be targeting a loan deal with the option to buy the midfielder and the Serie A side's sporting director indicated that an agreement is nearing with United.He said:

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Monday, 28 September.United fans call for Van de Beek decisionManchester United fans have expressed their desire to see Donny van de Beek start ahead of Paul Pogba in the club’s next Premier League game. Van de Beek is yet to start a league game for the Reds despite scoring against Crystal Palace after being summoned from the bench.

Donny van de Beek, Dean Henderson and Teden Mengi make their full debuts for the club against Luton Town on Tuesday.United will be looking to bounce back and get over the disappointment of losing their opening Premier League game of the season in embarrassing fashion to Crystal Palace.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will be entering the Carabao Cup in the third round, taking on Championship side Luton who have defeated Norwich City and Reading to get to this point.The United boss has confirmed that

straight to your inboxLuke Shaw says Manchester United need to make more signings before the transfer window closes in just over two weeks.United suffered a chastening 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace in their season opener and have until October 5 to strengthen until the January transfer window opens.Donny van de Beek remains the only signing United have made this summer amid protracted negotiations over Jadon Sancho.

straight to your inboxDavid de GeaHis early errant pass set the tone for an abysmal half from United but he pulled off a great save from Jordan Ayew. Saved a penalty but pathetically penalised and beaten on the retake.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has picked a team that does not include new signing Donny van de Beek or returning goalkeeper Dean Henderson, with both players on the bench. Timothy Fosu-Mensah also plays at right-back, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka a surprise omission.

straight to your inboxPaul Pogba will be available for Manchester United’s Premier League opener against Crystal Palace on Saturday.Pogba, 27, has recovered from the coronavirus and took part in training last week but did not travel with the squad for the pre-season friendly against Aston Villa.The Frenchman has been involved in outdoor sessions at the club’s training ground this week and has now been deemed fit to face Palace.Elsewhere, new signing Donny van de Beek is expected to make his

Donny van de Beek both arriving in his attacking midfield position.

1-0 pre-season defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon, dominating the first half but falling behind to an Ollie Watkins goal.And although players like Shaw, Daniel James and Donny van de Beek impressed, the United left-back admitted it has been a strange pre-season so far.

Donny van de Beek after his first appearance for the club against Aston Villa on Saturday and they particularly loved a piece of skill he did in the first-half.Less than a month after the previous season finally came to an end with a defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League semi-final, United are now preparing for the start of the 2020/21 campaign.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took his side to Villa Park on Saturday for their only pre-season friendly of the summer - though he was without many of his

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, 13 September.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Donny van de Beek was the 'biggest plus' in Manchester United's friendly defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.Van de Beek played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss at Villa Park on his first appearance since signing from Ajax for €39million this summer.United were without midfielders Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Fred and Nemanja Matic so Van de Beek started alongside Scott McTominay, substituted at half-time for Ethan Galbraith, in an axis behind

straight to your inboxManchester United were without a host of players for their only pre-season friendly at Aston Villa today.A leaked team surfaced online after the game kicked off at 2pm and was widely reported as fact by certain outlets but was actually inaccurate.Donny van de Beek made his first United outing and Dean Henderson came in for his maiden appearance for the United first-team in the absence of David de Gea, who was not even on the bench.Diogo Dalot returned to the first-team XI

straight to your inboxDimitar Berbtaov believes Donny van de Beek should take up a deep-lying role in the Manchester United midfield.United signed Van de Beek for €39million rising to €44m from Ajax and he is expected to make his first appearance in today's pre-season friendly with Aston Villa.However, the 23-year-old will not play alongside Paul Pogba, still striving for match fitness after recovering from coronavirus, and Bruno Fernandes has not been at United's Carrington training complex

straight to your inbox Donny van de Beek has impressed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in his first training sessions with Manchester United.Van de Beek, 23, only arrived at United's Carrington training complex on Wednesday following international duty with the Netherlands but is expected to make his first appearance in the friendly at Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon. "He’s been training only a couple of days but he’s a bright, bubbly character," Solskjaer told MUTV.

straight to your inboxManchester United signing Donny van de Beek has revealed that close friend Steven Bergwijn urged him to sign for Tottenham Hotspur instead.Van de Beek became the first summer arrival at Old Trafford earlier this week when he signed a five-year deal with the option of an additional year.The Dutch international had been expected to join Real Madrid this summer but the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on revenues forced the La Liga champions out of the running and gave United a