Manchester United No.7 Memphis Depay admits he has failed to live up to expectations in his maiden campaign in the Premier League.
Memphis, 22, joined United for a reported £25m fee after leading PSV to the Eredivisie title having scored 22 goals in 30 appearances last season.
The Netherlands international, who impressed at the World Cup under Louis van Gaal in 2014, has struggled to settle this season, however, and has since dropped below academy graduate Jesse Lingard in the pecking order at Old Trafford.
However, while he concedes he hasn’t performed to the standard expected, Memphis insists there is still more to come and hailed the work United assistant Ryan Giggs has done with him on the training ground.
“I haven’t yet lived up to everything people expected of me,” Memphis is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
“I have a lot of expectations of myself, and it will come – confidence and experience will help. You have to learn from your mistakes and keep working hard to improve.
“Ryan Giggs is a legend,” Memphis continued to Sky Sports. “He talks a lot with me and gives me advice to equip me. He has experienced everything already so he helps with all kinds of things; he works a lot with me.
“[Working with Giggs] make me even hungrier on the training ground, it makes me want to try new things. I ask him for advice because he’s been there; he knows how to read the circumstances, how to handle situations. It is really inspiring and, at the same time, helpful.”
Despite only starting 12 league games this season, only Anthony Martial (66) has been dispossessed more times for United in the Premier League than Memphis (47).
For more stats on Memphis Depay, click here to visit his WhoScored player page
