Breaking news: as Donny van de beek sends a message to Ralf Ragnick and Manchester United board after stunning display for frank lampard yesterday.

 Former Tottenham Hotspur defender 

Alan Hutton can't understand why 

Manchester United didn't play Donny 

van de Beek more.

The 24-year-old made 50 appearances

 for United across competitions since 

arriving in the summer of 2020. However

, most of them came off the bench. 

Van de Beek subsequently moved 

to Everton on loan on the January 

transfer deadline day.

He played his first full 90 minutes 

of Premier League football as the 

Toffees beat Leeds United 3-0 on 

Saturday afternoon. Van de Beek 

impressed in the middle of the park

, especially in duels won, tackles 

made and chances created.

Interestingly, he aggregated only 

584 minutes of Premier League action

 while at United. Hutton was baffled 

about Van de Beek's lack of game time

 at Old Trafford. He was quoted by 

HITC telling BBC Radio 5 Live in 

this regard:

"I do not understand why Donny

 van de Beek didn’t play at 

Man Utd. He has been everywhere

 today. It genuinely baffles me.”

The prowess of the Dutch international 

midfielder was evident during his time 

at Ajax. Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur

 and Arsenal were interested in Van 

de Beek before his £35 million move

 to the Red Devils.

Van de Beek struggled for game

 time at Manchester United

The lack of minutes Donny Van 

de Beek was afforded at Premier League

 giants Manchester United has taken

 many by surprise.

When former United boss Ole Gunnar 

Solskjaer signed the player, he was 

quoted by BBC Sport as saying:

"Donny has all of the technical 

attributes needed to perform 

in this team, and has the personality

 required to succeed at Manchester 

United."

He left Ajax with a reputation of being

 a tenacious ball-playing midfielder 

who could play in a variety of positions.

 That could have been hugely beneficial 

for a United side longing for midfield 

reinforcements.

However, Solskjaer's reluctance to 

give van de Beek regular playing time

 led to the player being named 'Donny 

van de Benched' by fans.

Nevertheless, Van de Beek has built 

a good rapport with United fans. The 

midfielder scored in demoralizing

 4-1 defeat to Watford in what was 

Solskjaer's final game in charge of 

the club in November. The Dutchman

 acknowledged the backing of fans 

during his goal celebration.

Many believed the departure of Solskjaer

 would see the Dutchman's Manchester

 United career to begin in right earnest

. Ralf Rangnick's appointment as 

interim boss followed, and he promised

 to try and give players opportunities.

That was evident, as he immediately 

bedded youngster Anthony Elanga 

into the squad, giving Van de Beek hope

. However, with just three minutes 

of Premier League action afforded to 

him, the Dutchman longed for first-

team action.

Now new Everton boss Frank Lampard

 looks to make optimum use of Van 

de Beek's qualities in midfield.