Paul Scholes accused Manchester United of playing 'like a team of strangers' after their 1-0 win over Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League on Thursday.
'I think after the Liverpool game there was a little bit of encouragement,' he said to BT Sport. 'But then you come back to tonight and it seems very similar to the start of the season.
'It’s like a team of strangers, it’s like they’ve never played with each other before. There’s no link between the midfield players and the strikers. The weight of pass at times was so bad.
'You want to be encouraged you want to see some bits of good play now and again, a one-two here and there, the number 10 receiving the ball on the half turn, but there’s a lack of encouragement.'
Phil Jones partnered Harry Maguire at centre-back in Belgrade and struggled as he made just his third start of the season and Scholes was also critical of United's rearguard and lack of ingenuity.
'I think defensively they were quite poor as well tonight,' he added. 'Second half there was only one team that looks like scoring. I don’t see anything. A lot of the games they’re going to have the ball but they have to be cleverer.'
United's win was their first on the road since they beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League back in March and leaves them top of Europa League Group L with seven points from three games.
salemprayer
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I just hope to wake up one day and hear that United has been bought by that serious Arab man! Woodward and Ole would kill a lot of United Fans this season with high blood pressure! Why did the Glazers refuse to sell for God's sake? They must be mad!
renzo10
507
Before the game u praised Ole's signings and even said they don't need to sign many players. After the game, am happy u have seen it like others are seeing it hahahaha
Djchickenfoot
502
Me as a United fan is glad for any win. But in reality we need to step up our game we need a goal scoring machine in the team
iKingz04
479
I don't get it? We play well and don't win, there is talk. We don't play well and yet win, there's also talk. What is it really? I thought in trying times as this, what is expected is points gained no matter how they are gained. I beg to ask what is Scholes problem?
vowblrtu
462
The most important thing is the real wanting and team formation and the level of the pkayers wanting to win and Ole is zero mindset for United.
Mapabeimru
418
I have always been a man united fan - but I find myself watching Liverpool games now, am so starved for good football and Liverpool gives me joy, the players are great and play amazing football it’s a joy to watch and i always expect a win from them and they always deliver. I became a fan when they destroyed Barcelona in the UCL last year. I was overwhelmed that they knocked Barca out I loved it. But am and always will be a united fan it’s sad that I watch their games with no expectations- they remind me of a bunch of guys working at a job they don’t really like, it’s so sad 😞
BillionaireSteve
389
Lingard is the biggest stranger in today's game! I think Ole should get some lessons from Lampard!
camaelpsu
388
Mr ole just us you want to remind you that as much as you want build a winning team you need to win like this just look for natural strikers like ablamotivi from mls
Nii-Bi
286
When I saw the line up earlier, I just switched my channel to cartoons !! At least Ole should have proper respect for we do funs. The team is not doing then you will just Line up any squad just like that. What's that????????
salemprayer
272
The worst owner I've ever seen is Woodward! He wouldn't recruit 21st century players, he would never sign a rational and responsible coach and wouldn't be ready to sell the club into capable hands! I enjoin all United fans to enjoy watching how Man Utd will be beaten black and blue this season!
haaadeikms
156
teamwork non existent for the longest time. no plan for corners freekicks. no plan for dead ball situations
ficdklnoru
150
the game was so bad, I couldn't watch the entire game. it is good to talk about rebuilding a team but it is important to so with the right person at the head. ole we love you but trust me he just don't have a clue what to do with these players. no creativity or nothing. it is so boring watching man.u now a days. hardly take a shot on target.