Van de Beek, 24, is yet to make a meaningful impact at Old Trafford. Despite arriving for a hefty £35m fee in 2020, the Dutchman has been frequently overlooked by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
An escape route to Everton on loan was touted over the summer and could yet be on the agenda again in January.
And according to former England international Danny Mills, Man Utd are at risk of pushingJadon Sancho along a similar path.
Costing £73m and the subject of a year-long pursuit, big things were expected from the former Dortmund flyer.
His start to life with Man Utd has been slower than expected, however. Indeed, he is yet to register a single goal or assist and the return of Edinson Cavani could jettison him out of the starting eleven.
As such, Mills has delivered a chilling warning to Man Utd. In doing so, he stressed what must be done to remedy Sancho’s early woes.
“Sancho needs games and opportunity to play with no pressure,” Mills told Football Insider. “It’s a little bit like the Donny van de Beek situation. Every time he plays and doesn’t have a magnificent game then he’s dropped. That’s a lot of pressure.
“You start to try and force things and do things you probably shouldn’t do because you’re trying to impress and stay in the first team.
“You try too hard and make the wrong passes and make wrong decisions and bad decisions.
“He needs confidence from his manager, that he’s going to play three or four games and get a run. Then he’ll probably settle down and play well.
“It’s hard when you know you’ve only got half an hour to impress. You know you’ve got to be great from the first whistle. You try and beat four people, you want to score a hat-trick. It’s quite hard to do that.”
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