Everton boss Frank Lampard says he is a "big admirer" of Donny van de Beek and believes his impressive home debut against Leeds showed why he "moved so quickly" to bring the midfielder to Goodison Park. Van de Beek became Lampard's first Everton signing after joining on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season on Deadline Day. The 24-year-old's eye-catching performance came despite it being his first Premier League start of the season. Asked if he thought Van de Beek would make such an immediate impact, Lampard said: "I expected that. Van de Beek was deployed as a central midfielder alongside Allan in a 4-4-2 formation by Lampard for the win over Leeds.

Source: Sky sports February 13, 2022 02:05 UTC