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Owen Hargreaves hails Donny van de Beek's 'close to perfect' performance in Manchester United's victory over Istanbul Basaksehir as Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes also heap praise on the midfielder

Owen Hargreaves hailed Donny van de Beek's performance as 'close to perfect' in Manchester United's comfortable 4-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir.

The midfielder was making only his fifth start of the season after joining the club in a £40million deal in the summer but impressed in a deeper role alongside Fred.

The Dutchman linked up with the attacking threats of Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford and played a key role in United's fourth goal with a slick pass into Mason Greenwood, who crossed for Daniel James to finish.