Paul Scholes said Manchester United’s defending was “like under-10s football” after they gifted poor goals during their 2-1 defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League. United went forward en masse for an early corner in the game and kept nobody back to guard against their hosts’ counter-attacking. As soon as they lost the […]
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Paul Scholes was scathing in his assessment of Manchester United midfielders Scott McTominay and Fred at Old Trafford. The former United star accused both players of playing too defensive against the gunners after they lost 1-0 to Arsenal. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set his team up in a diamond formation after the […]
Bruno Fernandes was Manchester United’s match winner with a penalty to send the Red devils into the Europa League semi-finals – but Martial was the star of the game against Copenhagen on Monday. Martial will be disappointed not to have a goal, he was a good against Copenhagen but the […]
Paul Scholes feels he was a ‘totally different’ player to Bruno Fernandes, dismissing Manchester United boss Ole Solskjaer’s comparison of the two players. Fernandes arrived at the club from Sporting in the January window and has made a stunning impact, immediately becoming a key part of the team with a […]
Paul Scholes has revealed how players at Manchester United went from looking forward to playing with Barcelona legend Ronaldinho to trying to kick him within a matter of days. The Brazilian was all set to sign for United from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2003, only to change his […]
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has poured cold water over Liverpool’s Club World Cup win, insisting the tournament “wasn’t that serious” when he was at United. Liverpool lifted the trophy for the first time ever in their history on December 18, beating Flamengo 1-0 after extra-time in the final thanks to a goal […]
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has criticized Arsenal’s interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg for not wearing suit during his first game in charge of the club. Recently, Spanish manager Unai Emery was fired at the Emirates Stadium due to poor run of form, and his exit paved ways for Ljungberg […]
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes his former club should make a transfer move for Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil. The German midfielder has played just two matches for Arsenal so far this season and has been left out of the Gunners’ last five matchday squads by Unai Emery. The playmaker […]
Former Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho has aimed a veiled dig at Gary Neville and Paul Scholes after their forgettable time in coaching, with Mourinho stating that you have to “be born with some talent” in order to succeed. Two ex-Manchester United players were often outspoken in their criticism of Mourinho during […]
Jose Mourinho has defended Paul Scholes’ right to express his opinion as “freedom of speech” after the United legend called the current boss “embarrassing”. Scholes’ comments came in the build-up to a goalless draw with Valencia, also talking about his surprise that Mourinho survived a 3-1 Premier League loss to […]