Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman was in no mood to answer questions about Joshua Zirkzee’s uninspiring performance after his side’s 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Manchester United forward Zirkzee was selected in the No.10 role in support of Brian Brobbey as Koeman fielded an entirely new-look starting XI at Bosnia’s Bilino Polje Stadium.

Though nothing was riding on the outcome of the Nations League contest, with Germany flying high at the top of Group A3, the Dutch were keen to secure maximum points after what has been a tough year for the national team.

The night got off to the perfect start for the visitors as Ajax striker Brobbey headed home a pinpoint cross from Noa Lang to break the deadlock midway through the first half.

But hosts Bosnia rallied in the second half and levelled through Ermedin Demirovic, who reacted well on the rebound after Edin Dzeko’s initial strike was denied by Mark Flekken.

While the Netherlands’ pursuit of a winner proved unsuccessful, Koeman’s men had already secured their spot in the quarter-finals of the competition with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Hungary at the weekend.

Bosnia’s fate had also been secured, with a humbling 7-0 defeat at the hands of Germany confirming their relegation from the top tier of the Nations League on Saturday.

Zirkzee has endured a tough start to his Manchester United career following a big-money transfer move from Bologna in the summer and the attacker’s struggles continued this evening.

With five minutes remaining of the first half, Zirkzee squandered a gilt-edged opportunity to double the Netherlands’ advantage and the 23-year-old cut a frustrated figure for the most part in Zenica.

In the 77th minute, Koeman decided to make a change and brought off a tiring Zirkzee, with Ajax’s Wout Weghorst – formerly of United – coming on in his place in attack.

‘My thoughts on Zirkzee’s performance? I am not going to talk about individual player performances,’ Koeman told reporters at his post-match press conference when asked for his thoughts on the forward’s display.

Joshua Zirkzee even as a 10, Zirkzee could have no impact on the game. Looked lost and the ball bounced off him at times. A player with zero confidence at the moment.

The Netherlands manager appeared to blame the pitch for his players repeatedly losing their footing across the 90 minutes.

‘The pitch was very difficult to play on, many players slipped,’ he added.

‘But despite this, we controlled the game quite well until the last half an hour.’

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.