Erik ten Hag has urged Donny van de Beek to ensure he is in a position to start staking a claim for regular football following his recent injury woes.
Van De Beek flourished under Ten Hag at Ajax before he was lured to Manchester United by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a £40million deal back in 2020. But the 25-year-old has floundered at Old Trafford and started just two Premier League matches since quitting Amsterdam.
It was expected that Ten Hag would hand a lifeline to Van De Beek following his appointment in the summer, but the playmaker has featured for just 19 minutes this term.