If Erik ten Hag were to be appointed as the new permanent manager of Manchester United, it would be music to the ears of one struggling Red Devils talent.
Donny van de Beek's Old Trafford career has failed to catch fire since he made the move from Ajax in the summer of 2020 to the tune of £40million and reached a new low in January of 2022 when he was allowed to join struggling Everton on loan for the remainder of the campaign. Things have hardly been much better at Goodison Park, with Van de Beek failing to make an impact in a Toffees side that currently languish as low as 17th in the table.
In terms of his United misfortune, some have laid the blame at the door of the player himself while others have questioned why he was ever purchased in the first place. Ten Hag was firmly in the camp of the latter, going on record as describing the treatment of the midfielder as a "mortal sin."
