Former Holland striker Pierre van Hooijdonk is backing Memphis Depay for success with Manchester United.

Van Hooijdonk is confident Depay will continue to produce in the Premier League and light up the Theatre of Dreams.

He told the People: “I don't know yet how Depay will fit in and in which position, but when you sign a forward player you have to be very careful.

“You have to create an ­environment the player has played in.

“A lot of coaches take a player out of that environment and put him in a different environment, and then it's not going to happen.

“Memphis plays on the left. I don't think he will play on the right. Maybe he could play in the two up front.

“He is capable of creating ­something and making things ­happen, and he can score goals.

“These qualities these days are very important. Many teams struggle to score goals.

“He's not a central forward, he plays more from the left and comes inside quite a lot. He still needs to find the right balance."