straight to your inbox every day for freeIt felt a little like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was trolling with the introduction of Donny van de Beek in the 88th minute of Manchester United's Carabao Cup defeat by Manchester City.
Too little, too late, would be an understatement and United fans were rightly concerned over why their manager took an age to change a game that had ebbed away from him long before.
Even Mason Greenwood arrived too late on 75 minutes, then Van de Beek trotted on with a resigned look, a man tasked with the impossible.
It is an expression Van de Beek has worn throughout much of his time at Old Trafford, reflecting the frustration of a £35million summer signing who has only started two Premier League games.
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