The midfielder joined the Reds from Ajax over the summer and has featured in 10 of our 12 matches so far in this campaign.
Despite that, media coverage of Donny since his arrival has tended to focus on the occasions when the 23-year-old hasn't started games, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rotating all of his midfielders through a congested beginning to the campaign.
The boss has also regularly reiterated Donny will have plenty of playing opportunities in 2020/21, something our no.34 acknowledges himself.
When asked about the instructions he’s receiving from Ole, van de Beek told Dutch broadcaster NOS: “That I have to be patient, but also that I just have to continue with what I am doing.