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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 freeManchester United could recall midfield duo Fred and Scott McTominay for their visit to Leicester City on Boxing Day.United travel to the King Power Stadium looking to continue their excellent recent form, which continued on Wednesday night with a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory at Everton.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made nine changes for the game, bringing the likes of Paul Pogba, Dean Henderson and Donny van de Beek into his team.

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.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLouis van Gaal has claimed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces the sack at the end of the season at Manchester United, arguing his status as a former player has saved his job.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLouis Van Gaal says Marcus Rashford could leave Manchester United in the future, despite the striker outlining his desire to end his career at Old Trafford.Rashford, who burst onto the scene under Van Gaal in 2016, has become a mainstay in United's attack and has used his platform for good off the field.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Ajax defender John Heitinga has questioned whether Donny van de Beek made the wrong decision to join Manchester United. The Dutch midfielder moved to Old Trafford in a £40million deal but has struggled for first-team football.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba's silence was deafening after Mino Raiola stoked the fire over his future.Raiola described his client's time at Manchester United as "over" on the eve of United's most important game of the season against RB Leipzig.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has said Donny van de Beek made the wrong choice in moving to Old Trafford.United paid an initial £35million fee to bring Van de Beek to Old Trafford from Dutch giants Ajax in the summer, though he has flitted in and out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdwin van der Sar said Manchester United's interest in Ajax's young players is a sign the Dutch club is doing something right.United signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax in the summer but there is still plenty of talent left in the Dutch team's world-famous production line of young players. Ajax CEO Van der Sar told The Athletic that he would not be doing his job correctly if clubs like United weren't targeting Ajax youngsters.