It speaks volumes for Donny van de Beek and his character that Manchester United supporters continue to revere the midfielder despite him not yet showing his true colours at Old Trafford.
Seldom used by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Ralf Rangnick - and Michael Carrick in between - the Netherlands starlet will have closely monitored developments in the United dugout. Should all go as planned, his former manager and mentor T en Hag could be chosen to take the club forward.
Identified as the preferred candidate, that would-be appointment should benefit van de Beek in the short-term at least and breathe new life into his Premier League career. He has long deserved that opportunity and few would be outspoken enough to begrudge him that. It might even prove to be a double-pronged masterstroke.
