Louis van Gaal has told Donny van de Beek something about Manchester United he cannot ignore

Manchester United are among the most photographed clubs in the world, never mind the Premier League, and yet the vast majority of the pictures of Donny van de Beek on Getty Images this season are images of him taking part in pre-match warm-ups.

Van de Beek has often been anonymous when he's played for the club and he's now becoming anonymous away from the pitch. The new campaign started six weeks ago and Van de Beek has played just 19 minutes across that period. Van de Beek thought his move to Old Trafford was a dream in the summer of 2020 but it has clearly turned into a relentless nightmare, which he can't escape.

United signed Van de Beek for £35million two years ago and that seemed like remarkable value. Van de Beek has hardly played during his time at United and that transfer fee now seems like a waste instead. Old Trafford has become a graveyard for new signings over the last decade and Van de Beek's name deserves to be added to the club's extensive catalogue of recruitment mistakes.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted to sign Van de Beek and yet he did not play him during his reign. Solskjaer was perceived to be guilty of mismanaging Van de Beek, but there have been three managers since the Norwegian and they have all shared his opinion.

Van de Beek has not impressed Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick or Erik ten Hag enough to start during the respective tenures of each manager, and that is damning regarding the latter. Ten Hag's appointment was supposed to be good news for Van de Beek.

Ten Hag was the manager who helped Van de Beek establish himself as one of Europe's most exciting midfielders at Ajax and the pair had a productive working