Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Donny van de Beek can flourish in various positions on the pitch for Manchester United.
The Dutchman played all 90 minutes and set up one goal for Juan Mata as United cruised to a 3-0 victory over Brighton in the Carabao Cup.
Van de Beek started the game in a more central role but was moved to the left-flank as a tactical tweak in the second half.
Since he moved to United, there’s been much talk of how the midfielder will fit in given the presence of Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
From a different perspective, Solskjaer insists the ability to play in multiple positions will make Van de Beek an important player for the club this season.
“I think he can play loads of different positions which sometimes is a strength for a player,” he said to the club’s official website.
“I remember myself sometimes right-wing, left-wing, centre forward, 10, and Donny I think is one of those that the coach would always love to have in their squad.”
Solskjaer added on Van de Beek: “He’s got very, very high footballing intelligence. Tactically he’s gone through the Ajax system and Dutch football is tactical. He knows football and all the conversations I’ve had with him, you can see he’s got his head screwed on.
“He’s a different type of left-sided player compared to Dan James and Marcus Rashford of course. But coming inside there, finding good pockets, making good runs – yeah why not.”
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