Van de Beek running out of time
It had been 11 months since Donny van de Beek last started a game for Manchester United and even that was a dead rubber Champions League game against Young Boys. He had barely even been a peripheral figure for the last two years.
The appointment of Erik ten Hag was supposed to act as a fresh start for him, but injury has made life difficult in the early weeks of the season, so he was undoubtedly a surprise starter in Spain.
