Heitinga: Joining Man Utd could hinder van de Beek development | OneFootball

Donny van de Beek could stunt his development by staying at Manchester United, according to former Netherlands international Johnny Heitinga.

The Dutch midfielder has only started two Premier League games since arriving from Ajax this past summer.

Asked speaking to Stadium Astro, Heitinga said of Van de Beek: "He has had an impact when coming on.

"I have doubts that he made the right decision in going to Manchester United because they have top quality midfielders – Pogba, Bruno Fernandes.

"He has to get used to the speed of play, the fitness. It's tough, it's intense in the Premier League, the Dutch league can't be compared.

"Frenkie de Jong is playing at Barcelona, Matthijs de Ligt is at Juventus, Hakim Ziyech is playing for Chelsea, so Donny was part of a team and now he has to do it by himself.

"It's not easy when you see the midfielders at Manchester United to play them out of the team.

"I'm in doubt if he made the right decision to make that move. I'm a little bit worried about his development because he isn't playing many games. At his age, he needs to play games. This is not good for his development."