Donny van de Beek's behind-the-scenes conduct as Erik ten Hag faced with hard decision

For some, the burden of a huge price tag spurs them on, while others wither and crumble under the pressure of their own cost.

Donny van de Beek appears to have unfortunately fallen into the latter camp, with the Dutchman falling spectacularly short of justifying the £40million Manchester United forked out for him in the summer of 2020 while under the reign of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Purchased from Eredivisie giants Ajax, expectations were high for Van de Beek. The technically gifted midfielder had shown the world his supreme quality with the ball during some stellar Champions League displays. However, the Old Trafford faithful has seen nothing of the sort.