Frenkie De Jong produced a masterclass to help Holland defeat Wales and then delivered a blow to Manchester United too. Holland were a class apart in Rotterdam early on as they aimed to make it 10 wins from 10 games against Wales.
Barcelona ’s Manchester United target De Jong, who used to play under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, impressed in holding midfield with his calmness on the ball and wide passing range.
He helped the hosts race into a 2-0 lead with early goals from Noa Lang and Cody Gakpo. But Brennan Johnson scored a beauty to halve the deficit before the break in Wales’ final game of five matches in 14 days.
Sub captain Gareth Bale then looked to have levelled the Nations League tie with a stoppage time leveller from the spot. But there was still time for Memphis Depay to bury a winner as Holland triumphed in dramatic fashion just as they did in Cardiff last week when Wales also equalised late on.