OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER was overheard criticising Donny van de Beek after the Dutchman ‘killed an attack’ against Liverpool.
The £40million midfielder was handed a rare start against the Reds in the FA Cup fourth round clash at Old Trafford.
Donny van de Beek has found game time hard to come byCredit: AFP
He struggled to make much of an impact, however, and was replaced by the eventual match-winner Bruno Fernandes not long after the hour mark.
Solskjaer, 47, has largely implemented a counter-attacking style of play at United, heavily reliant on quick transitions.
But the Norwegian was left tearing his hair out at some of Van de Beek’s decision making yesterday.
MEN reporter Samuel Lockhurst tweeted from the game: “Solskjaer not happy with Van de Beek for killing the attack earlier.
“Shouted at him to ‘run with it’ and was on his case again during the next interval.”
After again failing to notch a goal or assist, the 23-year-old was withdrawn with the score level at 2-2.
And Fernandes curled home a lovely free-kick to see the Reds through just 12 minutes later.
Since netting on his United debut against Crystal Palace back in September, Van de Beek has failed to score, with his only assist over these 21 appearances coming in the League Cup victory over Brighton.
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Van de Beek’s opportunities have been limited under SolskjaerCredit: Reuters
The 10-cap international has started just one Premier League game for the Red Devils, and has been an unused substitute for the last six.
According to The Athletic, Van de Beek signed under the impression that he would feature in around half of United’s Premier League games this season.
But while this is not on course to be the case, his usage next season is expected to be a lot higher.
Club chiefs are believed to be impressed with Solskjaer’s handling of the situation.
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