DONNY VAN DE BEEK produced a stᴜnning volleyed finish to boost his hopes of yet becoming a main man for Erik ten Hag.

United set themselves up nicely for their US tour with a decent display in front of 48,484 fans at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium, the home of Scotland rugby.

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Donny van de Beek scored a brilliant volley on his return to the side

It was a great goal to win the game for United

Jonny Evans made his second debut for the club as a half-time substitute

And £35million Dutchman Van de Beek – off the bench after the break – brilliantly executed a 49th-minute cross from fellow sub Dan Gore.

The former Ajax midfielder has had a difficult three years at Old Trafford and has made only a meager 23 starts altogether since moving from Amsterdam to Manchester. Last season, he made just 10 appearances.

The ex-Reds great Laurent Blanc’s Lyon team faced the 26-year-old with a vibrant performance.

Numerous other prominent players, such as the disgraced captain Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro, and Anthony Martial were also not present in the 24-man match squad, as was Scotland’s star Scott McTominay, whose future is uncertain.

However, manager Ten Hag was still able to field a squad with an astonishing £389 million worth of talent, led by Raphael Varane, and featuring Mason Mount, a recent £60 million signing who will be making his second preseason appearance since leaving Chelsea.

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Antony missed a big chance early in the first half.

Also getting a game were Lisandro Martinez, Aaron Wan Bissaka, Jadon Sancho and Antony with former Rangers and Sunderland loan winger Amad Diallo also starting.

Among the other subs were short-term signing Jonny Evans and last season Hibs loanee Will Fish who both featured.

Winger Amad Diallo – impressive for the Black Cats last season and 10 league games for Rangers in 2022 – was the eye-catching performer in the opening stages.

The Ivory Coast youngster had two chances while Antony also had a point-blank shot saved by Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes.

Mason Mount didn’t score in this situation

Sancho’s tee-up in front of goal was similarly unsuccessful for Mount, as he also saw one of his first-half attempts fly over the crossbar.

However, the first half was largely uneventful, with Lyon’s captain and former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette missing up a golden opportunity.

Van van Beek’s amazing strike suddenly lightened the otherwise gloomy second half as he demonstrated his desire to succeed.

Goalkeeper Lopes made an outstanding finger-tip save to keep Isak Hansen-Aaroen from scoring as Ten Hag’s squad easily won.

United, who defeated Leeds 2-0 last week in Oslo, left immediately for the United States, where they will play four opponents in four separate cities: Arsenal, Wrexham, Real Madrid, and Borussia Dortmund.