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Rio Ferdinand claims Donny van de Beek has 'lifted the levels' at Everton already... and has left people questioning why he was consistently left out at Manchester United

Rio Ferdinand has revealed what the Everton camp are saying about Donny Van de Beek following his loan switch to Goodison Park.

The Netherlands international signed for the Toffees on deadline day of the January transfer window after struggling to break into the Manchester United first-team under both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.

Van de Beek made his first Premier League start under Frank Lampard against Leeds on Saturday and helped the Toffees boss record his first victory at the club.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed what the Everton camp are saying about Donny Van de Beek

Rio Ferdinand has revealed what the Everton camp are saying about Donny Van de Beek

Ferdinand spoke to 'a few people' in the Everton camp about Van de Beek's arrival at the club and they said they were impressed by his standard in training - claiming he had an immediate impact on the quality of the sessions.