Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Don’t worry about Donny

“Well, you know, when players come into a new league to a new team, there is always going to be a time of that [adaptation],” said Ole at his press conference. “Donny, when he’s played, has played really well.

“It says a lot about our depth of quality in the squad that we don’t have to use him in every single game because we have other players as well. Also, I think it says everything about our ambitions as we want to push to challenge for trophies this season. You know, Donny is going to play a big, big part this year.

“At the moment, I realise the topic is Donny van de Beek. It’s nice for some players or commentators to have a little go and I know that they’re short on time when they’re on telly and have to put their points across very quickly. You have to know you don’t have to start the first three games to be a very important player in the squad.

“I’d be disappointed if some of my team-mates thought I wasn’t important at Manchester United because I didn’t start many games. Donny is very, very important for us. Don’t worry about that.”