Memphis Depay reveals he has put on weight since joining Manchester United

Memphis Depay claims he has put on five kilograms in muscle since joining Manchester United.

The Dutchman moved to Old Trafford for £25million from PSV Eindhoven in the summer and showed initial promise, starting 12 of United’s opening 13 games in all competitions.

However, the 21-year-old has found first team opportunities limited in recent weeks but he insists that is nothing to do with his apparent weight-gain since arriving in England.

“I get to eat well at home…It is cooked for me,” he told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. “I have my own cook.

“It’s all well-organised there. I’m doing things like that. But no, as a player that’s not offered (by Man United) for free.

“People do not know what I have to do to be fit…perhaps there is a picture that I’m not doing that, but that’s nonsense.

“Since I joined Manchester United I’ve gained five kilos. And that’s not fat, huh. Only muscle mass. It’s pretty bizarre. It’s also due to the heavy rhythm in England. I now weigh 85 kilos.

“When I stood on the scales first I thought, ‘OK, do you?’ My body is still developing. Now I’m a little heavier. I work a lot on my co-ordination and starting speed.”