‘A mystery’: Gary Neville on Donny van de Beek’s situation at Man United

Gary Neville says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s treatment of Donny van de Beek is a “little bit of a mystery” after the summer signing was snubbed for Manchester United’s goalless draw with Chelsea FC on Saturday evening.

The Red Devils boss opted to leave Van de Beek on the bench for Manchester United stalemate with Frank Lampard’s side despite the 20-time English champions being in desperate need of three points after a slow start to the 2020-21 Premier League seasom.

Van de Beek has been limited to four substitute appearances in the Premier League since his £40m move to Manchester United from Dutch side Ajax in the 2020 summer transfer window.

The 23-year-old scored in Manchester United’s 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in their Premier League opener.

Van de Beek has only racked up 61 minutes of Premier League action in five games so far after Solskjaer didn’t even bring on his £40m signing in Saturday night’s goalless draw with Chelsea FC.