Erik ten Hag was asked about Donny van de Beek's departure from Man United on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt and the boss admitted, he is not the player he had at his previous club.
''Yes, he has had many injuries and that is first of all," said Ten Hag. "I have now worked two years with him and before he worked under different managers here as well.
"He had another loan as well. From the moment I came here at Man United, he wasn't the player I had at Ajax because he was injured and so many times he was unavailable.
"Then he struggled for a long time with recovering from that injury. So I think that is probably the main reason for why he wasn't playing.
"Then we decided on a loan in the summer and nothing came, then his opportunities were so few because also we made appointments and agreements with players and there was conflict in those positions, the competition was high.''
