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straight to your inbox every day for freeIt could have been one of the finest assists of the season, but Juan Mata’s failure to beat Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann meant Donny van de Beek’s impudent flick didn’t get the reward it deserved.In a first half of toil, it was the moment that enlivened a low key cup tie and a sign of the brilliance that Van de Beek can bring to this Manchester United side.The Holland international had already exchanged flicks with Mata earlier in the move before

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand says neither Jesse Lingard nor Donny van de Beek should be satisfied with the amount of football they are getting at Manchester United. Both players made rare starts for United in their FA Cup tie against Watford, which was only Lingard's third appearance of the season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is baffled by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reluctance to hand more first-team minutes to summer signing Donny van de Beek.The Dutchman became United's first major signing of the summer window, signing from Ajax for around £35million, but has struggled to cement a place in the starting XI.Solskjaer has used the midfielder sporadically so far this season with van de Beek seeing his playing time extremely limited

straight to your inbox every day for freeWhere does Van de Beek play?A domestic cup game means a domestic start for Donny van de Beek, despite his omission from the XI for the midweek derby.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt felt a little like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was trolling with the introduction of Donny van de Beek in the 88th minute of Manchester United's Carabao Cup defeat by Manchester City. Too little, too late, would be an understatement and United fans were rightly concerned over why their manager took an age to change a game that had ebbed away from him long before.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek is set to start for Manchester United against Watford amid concerns in Holland over his lack of playing time.Van de Beek, 23, has only started eight times for United since his £40million move from Ajax in the summer and the Dutch club's youth coach Ronald de Boer suggested Van de Beek should consider requesting a loan or a permanent transfer before the European Championship.Holland have qualified for their first major tournament since

direct to your inboxManchester United are set to make wholesale changes for the FA Cup third-round clash against Watford, with Dean Henderson among those sure to keep his place.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed he would make "a few changes" from the United side that lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. United could recall Brandon Williams, Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe and Alex Telles to their defence, while Donny van de Beek is set to start.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov has warned Donny van de Beek may seek a move away from Manchester United if he does not get more first-team football.The Dutch midfielder was one of United's main summer signings when he joined from Ajax but he has struggled for football so far this season, making just eight starts in all competitions for the Reds.He has made just two Premier League starts, the last of which came in early December against West Ham, and Berbatov is at a

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Donny van de Beek will need time to establish himself in the Manchester United first-team.Van de Beek, 23, was United's major summer signing in a £40million move from Ajax and scored on his debut in the 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in September.However, Van de Beek has only started twice in the Premier League and his start at West Ham a month ago ended at half-time when Solskjaer replaced him for Bruno Fernandes with United 1-0

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Netherlands international Ibrahim Afellay believes Hakim Ziyech's performances for Ajax earned Donny van de Beek his transfer to Manchester United.Chelsea announced in February they had completed a deal to sign Ziyech when the summer transfer window opened for a fee of €40million.Following Ziyech's departure, Van de Beek opted to leave Ajax too, becoming United's first major summer signing.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen has named Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek as the only two players who can replace Bruno Fernandes for the Reds - but warned neither will have the same impact as the Portuguese star.Fernandes has netted 14 goals and created eight more since arriving from Sporting CP in January, netting and setting one up in the Reds' 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Saturday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeNemanja Matic holds the key to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer being able to field a midfield trio of Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes and Donny van de Beek at Manchester United.That's the view of former Premier League striker Darren Bent, who believes the Serbian is the 'disciplined' figure in the side who will allow those three stars to strut their stuff further up the pitch.Pogba, Fernandes and Van de Beek all started for United in their Carabao Cup quarter-final tie

straight to your inbox every day for freeAC Milan legend Alessandro Costacurta has suggested Inter Milan should target Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek in a swap deal for Christian Eriksen.Eriksen moved to Serie A last January after a protracted dispute with Tottenham over his future. MEN Sport understood United explored the possibility of signing Eriksen last summer and the playmaker held talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over a move to Old Trafford.

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direct to your inboxPolice were scrambled to Manchester city centre after a car crashed into railings.Pictures from the scene showed a badly damaged saloon car after it had crashed through railings on Great Ancoats Street.The road was closed briefly while the wreckage was cleared from the carriageway.A flatbed truck later removed the damaged car.Unconfirmed reports from the scene suggested the crash followed a police pursuit.The incident happened on Great Ancoats Street at its junction with