Blind faith in United new boy

DALEY Blind backed Memphis Depay to shine but insisted the £25million man needs time to adjust at Manchester United.

The forward failed to impress in United’s 1–0 win at Aston Villa as Louis van Gaal’s men secured successive opening wins in the Barclays Premier League. Depay should have scored in the second half, but shot wide with only Brad Guzan to beat as United relied on Adnan Januzaj's winner.

But Blind, who partnered Chris Smalling in defence at Villa Park, reckons his Dutch compatriot Depay will come good following his summer move from PSV Eindhoven.

“I think it’s a matter of time for Memphis,” he said. “You’ve seen how much quality he has and how strong he is.

“We can see some nice things from him. He’s just got to keep going. He tries very hard and the goals will come for sure.”

United followed up the previous week’s 1–0 win over Tottenham with a comfortable victory at Villa Park which extended their unbeaten league record at the stadium to 20 years.