Donny van de Beek denies being unhappy at Man Utd and insists he’s ready to play anywhere across midfield
DONNY VAN DE BEEK denied he is unhappy at Manchester United over a lack of playing time.
And the £39million summer signing added he will gladly play anywhere across the Red Devils midfield.
Van de Beek, 23, has struggled for minutes under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, only earning his first Premier League start in Sunday’s comeback win at Southampton.
He is battling with Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Fred and Nemanja Matic as the other central midfielders hoping to get the nod from the manager.
But speaking ahead of United’s crunch Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain, he insisted his morale remains high and there are no frustrations.
The ex-Ajax man said: “Oh no, I just work hard every day and I know that I can give the team something extra and help a lot. I was just patient.
“I think they understand it already because they’re world-class players, so there’s no difference (compared to Ajax).
“I play with new team-mates and you need to understand each other. We understand each other. I can play that kind of style with them.
“Also in Ajax before, I played in a lot of different positions. I played No8, No10 and even No6 so I am used to it and playing a lot of different positions.”
Ironically after six substitute appearances in the league, Van de Beek’s full debut was almost cut short by an ankle injury just 15 minutes into the game at St Mary’s.
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A challenge by James Ward-Prowse left the Dutchman with a massive swollen ankle – but he stayed on for the entire match to join in the celebrations for Edinson Cavani’s winner.
And after the game, Fernandes was quick to praise his new team-mate, declaring they can gel well together.
The Portuguese star said: “Donny has a lot of quality. We know we can play together and also with other players we have.
“Everyone has quality to play and we know each other. We can play with three today then switch and play the next game with another three or another four.
“It doesn’t matter because all of them have quality and we can all be together on the pitch, everyone can make a difference.
“Donny today played a really good game but Fred and Nemanja were really important to us.”
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