Chelsea caretaker boss Guus Hiddink believes Memphis Depay is still coming to grips with being a Manchester United player.

The 21-year-old has not hit the heights expected of him following his £25million move from PSV Eindhoven in the summer and Hiddink suggests it is down to the fact he is juggling the demands of being Holland's next big thing along with trying to become a key player at one of the world's biggest clubs.

"He's a very young guy," said Hiddink ahead of Monday night's clash between the two clubs.

"When he was in Holland he was one of the star players, at a very young age.

"There is a lack of star players in Holland who are playing already many years in their league so at a young age he was bombarded as one of the big talents.

"He has this talent but he's also now having a confrontation with the demands of the Premier League, which are much higher in intensity of the game during 90 minutes.

"That's a period all players, not just him, have to overcome, and I think they need time for that.

"He has this talent, but he's also giving interviews saying 'hey, I have to get used to another way of playing, the intensity of the games every three days, plus the intensity of the game'.

"Those guys, they need a bit the cover of experienced players."