At Bosnia’s Bilino Polje Stadium, Koeman played a completely new-look starting XI, with Manchester United attacker Zirkzee starting in the No. 10 position to support Brian Brobbey.

With Germany leading Group A3 and nothing depending on the result of the Nations League match, the Dutch were eager to earn as many points as possible following a difficult season for the national side.

Midway through the first half, Ajax attacker Brobbey broke the deadlock by heading home a precise cross from Noa Lang, giving the visitors the ideal start to the evening.However, after Edin Dzeko’s first attempt was stopped by Mark Flekken, the home team, Bosnia, came back in the second half and equalized through Ermedin Demirovic, who responded effectively on the rebound.

With a convincing 4-0 victory over Hungary over the weekend, Koeman’s team had already guaranteed their place in the competition’s quarterfinals, despite the Netherlands’ futile attempt to find a winner.

A humiliating 7-0 loss to Germany on Saturday confirmed Bosnia’s relegation from the top division of the Nations League, further securing their fate.

After a high-profile summer transfer from Bologna, Zirkzee has had a difficult start to his Manchester United career, and the attacker’s problems continued this evening.

Zirkzee wasted a gilt-edged chance to double the Netherlands’ lead with five minutes left in the first half, and the 23-year-old was generally unhappy in Zenica.

Koeman made a substitution in the 77th minute, replacing Zirkzee, who was getting tired, with Wout Weghorst of Ajax, who had previously played for United.

What do I think of Zirkzee’s performance? When asked what he thought of the forward’s performance, Koeman informed reporters at his post-match news conference, “I am not going to talk about individual player performances.”The manager of the Netherlands seemed to attribute his team’s frequent losing their footing during the ninety minutes to the pitch.

“Many players slipped on the pitch, which made it very difficult to play on,” he continued.

“But even so, we had good control over the game until the final 30 minutes.”

Given his lackluster start at Old Trafford, there has been some conjecture that Zirkzee may be headed for a temporary departure from United, with Juventus apparently considering a January loan deal.

After joining from Bologna for £36.5 million, Zirkzee had an incredible Premier League debut, scoring a thrilling late winner against Fulham at home in August.

However, the goalless Dutchman has been unable to score in any of his subsequent 16 outings, both in Europe and at home.