Donny van de Beek's debut season at Manchester United failed to be impressive. There was plenty of excitement over what the 23-year-old could offer when he completed his move in August for a fee of around £40million Despite a goal off the bench on his debut, Van de Beek has been a surface figure in United's side this season, featuring in only 13 of the Reds' 29 Premier League games, with just two of those appearances being in the starting line-up. Speaking in August, Robin Van Persie warned his young compatriot that, while he would arrive at United as a major transfer, he could not be given special treatment because the majority of his new teammates will also have been considered to be major signings. "Donny van de Beek is 23 years old and that is a nice age to make a transfer to the Premier League," Van Persie told De Telegraaf. "I was a bit younger when I went to Arsenal, and in the locker room, I was considered a player for the future. Winning the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord meant nothing. The Premier League is a completely different world. "Donny will be brought in as a major purchase from Manchester United, but he will discover that those other 22 players have also been brought in as a 'major purchase'. One had an even bigger transfer than the other. It means that he has to stand there right away and he has to mentally adjust to that. Because Manchester United is in every way a beast of a club." Whilst Van Persie was able to immediately adjust to life at United having had a long stint as a key player at Arsenal, his words of warning also mean not all is lost for Van de Beek at Old Trafford.
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