VIDEO: Man United outcast Donny van de Beek celebrates with huge emotion after firing home volley in Lyon friendly
Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek produced an extremely emotional celebration after firing home a fine volley in a friendly against Lyon.
The former Ajax midfielder made his return from a long-term injury and marked it with a well-taken strike at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, sweeping a volley beyond the French side's goalkeeper to open the scoring. Van de Beek had not featured since injuring his knee in January and had been a bit-part player before that. The goal clearly meant a lot to him, and there was clearly an emotional release as he celebrated.
GOALLL!!! ⚽️@Donny_Beek6 opens the scoring with a sweet volley 🍬#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 19, 2023
The 26-year-old has long been on the periphery, playing just 167 league minutes last season in the Premier League. He is yet to accumulate more than 600 minutes in the league season since signing for United three years ago.
The Red Devils are set to face Arsenal in their next pre-season friendly.