United midfielder Donny van de Beek unveiled at Goodison Park

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Manchester United loanee Donny van de Beek has been unveiled to the Everton fans during their FA Cup win against Brentford.

Alongside fellow deadline day signing Dele Alli, the Dutchman, with an Everton scarf around his neck, took to the Goodison Park pitch at half-time yesterday to meet the Toffees fans for the first time.

Frank Lampard beat Thomas Frank’s Brentford 4-1 to win his first match in charge of his new club and advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

With Everton travelling to St James’ Park on Tuesday to face Newcastle, van de Beek will be hoping to make his debut for the Merseyside club on Tyneside.

Lampard’s deadline day signings were cup tied for yesterday’s win against the Bees.

In his first match in his new role, the former Chelsea manager used a 3-4-3 formation, so it will be interesting to see how van de Beek and Alli fit into his system.

After a comprehensive win against Brentford, Lampard could well stick with the same side against Eddie Howe’s Magpies.

That’ll mean that van de Beek will potentially have to settle for a place on the bench.

But the Dutch international who will be wearing the number 30 shirt at Everton hasn’t started a Premier League game since the final game of last season.

The 24-year-old hasn’t played more than five minutes in a Premier League game since being sent on at half-time in the 4-1 defeat to Watford in November.

That was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s last game in charge of the Reds and after trailing the Hornets 2-0 at the interval it was van de Beek’s goal that gave United a chance to mount a comeback which failed to materialise.

Following a frustrating 18 months at Old Trafford, United’s number 34 will no doubt be looking forward to pressing the reset button on his career.

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