Donny van de Beek made his basic debut in the shirt at Manchester United on Tuesday evening. The 39 million euro purchase started in the League Cup game visiting Luton Town from kick-off and was taken to the side after 79 minutes of play. Despite the fact that the ex-Ajax player showed few noteworthy things in the 0-3 cup match, he was named Man of the Match by the Manchester United club channel. The English media are positive about the Orange International’s game, but would like to see more of him. Peter Crouch thinks Van de Beek is a good player, but wonders why United bought him.

Van de Beek came into action for the first time on behalf of Manchester United last weekend. He scored on his debut against Crystal Palace (1-3 defeat) and on Tuesday he appeared for the first time against the Championship club. Goal saw the team of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer play little sparkling. “There is no doubt that the whole team is troubled by the short preparation, but it was again a difficult performance for United. Van de Beek showed flashes of his qualities on his basic debut. The Dutchman had smart walks at home. He has a clear vision and had a good connection with Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard. Van de Beek and Mata combined well in the run-up to the penalty that Brandon Williams earned. ”

First #MUFC Start ? First #MUFC Man of the Match award? Well done, @ Donny_Beek6 ?? pic.twitter.com/DERxv6IDFI

– Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 22, 2020

The Sun saw United excel only on rare occasions. “Jesse Lingard and Van de Beek showed some nice things at times, but it was nothing special. The Solskjaer team played a match to quickly forget ”, is the verdict of the English tabloid. Sky Sports Juan Mata considered the best player on the field, judging by his evaluation with an eight. Goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who had some good saves at home, gets a seven along with Eric Bailly, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Williams and Fred. Van de Beek made less of an impression and has to settle for a six, just like Lingard and Odion Ighalo.

“Henderson was mainly a spectator in the opening phase, in which Van de Beek took the initiative in the number ten position”, writes The Guardian. Greenwood, Rashford and Bruno Fernandes were sent out of the dug-out early for a warm-up. The temptation to bring in one of these must have been when Ighalo refused to take advantage of a mistake in the Luton defense. Van de Beek could have decided the game with a bet from close by. The fact that Solskjaer had to bring in his attacking trio after 78 minutes of play was a sign that United still has a lot of work to do. ”

Van de Beek is currently the only major purchase from United this transfer period and versus the Daily Mail Peter Crouch said prior to the cup match that he was not impressed. “I was hopeful in the summer, but again I am amazed at how they have acted in the transfer market,” said the 39-year-old former striker. “It seems that they are buying good players, such as Donny van de Beek. But they have no strategy. If you have Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes, why are you buying Van de Beek? ” Crouch would like to see Manchester United attract an attacker. “Why not someone like Raúl Jiménez from Wolverhampton Wanderers? And defensive also needs to be added. So why focus on Jadon Sancho and not on a new partner for Harry Maguire? ”