Frankfurt boss apologises to Man United flop Donny van de Beek over Europa snub

Eintracht Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller has apologised to Donny van de Beek for leaving him out their Europa Conference League squad and insisted he has '100 per cent confidence in the German midfielder'.

Van de Beek last month joined the Bundesliga giants until the end of the season after struggling for minutes under his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.

The 26-year-old midfielder has struggled to settle at the club, having been substituted in each of his appearances for Frankfurt to date.

Thing went from bad to worse for Van de Beek when Toppmoller decided to leave him out of Eintracht Frankfurt's Europa Conference League squad.

Toppmoller has apologised to Van de Beek and says he has 'confidence' in the midfielder's 'quality' - stating the Dutchman will 'definitely help in the second half of the season'.

Toppmoller has also urged the Frankfurt to remain patient with Van de Beek due to the lack of football he had at Manchester United, claiming his success at the club 'won't happen overnight'.

'He's only played a total of four games in the last two years, so it won't happen overnight,' Toppmoller said.

'But I have 100 per cent confidence in his quality, he'll definitely help us in the second half of the season. I told Donny that I was sorry but also what I expected from him now.'

Toppmoller went on to discuss how Van de Beek took the news, saying: 'He showed me that he can handle the decision well. He is ready to take on the challenge.'

Van de Beek struggled to make an impression during his first three appearances for Frankfurt and was taken off at half-time during their victory over Mainz last month.

As per UEFA regulations, clubs are only able to make three changes to their 25-man squads ahead of the knockout