Paul Scholes has described Aaron Wan-Bissaka as 'useless on the ball' in a scathing assessment of the Manchester United right-back.
Wan-Bissaka was one of several United players who performed well below the expected standard in Saturday's 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set his team up in a 3-5-2 formation but Wan-Bissaka didn't excel in the wing-back role as City dominated from start to finish at Old Trafford.
Joao Cancelo, who's set up both of City's goals, gave Wan-Bissaka a torrid time and United club legend Scholes certainly wasn't impressed.
'I said before the 3-5-2 doesn't suit the players in the team,' he told Premier League Productions.
'Wan-Bissaka is useless on the ball - brilliant defender but useless on the ball at right-back.
'Three centre-halves today, none of them that good on the ball. Ole has got to find a way… There's a squad of players there that could be okay.'
Wan-Bissaka, who cost United £50million when signed from Crystal Palace in June 2019, has played in all but two of their games this season but hasn't contributed a goal or an assist.
He scored twice and set up six more goals last season.
Scholes also took aim at Solskjaer and the club's direction under his charge.
'The conviction has to come from the coach of the way you're going to play football,' he said. 'Ole has been here three years now and we've come here today not really knowing what he's going to do.
'That makes the recruitment almost impossible because you're not buying players for a system.
'Three years down the line you can see the evidence on the pitch - today and two weeks ago we are a long way off.
'I do think we've got a group of good players but Ole has to convince everyone that he is the right man to find the right formation for this team.
'Stop messing about changing it for everyone else. He's got to now have a conviction, whatever it is I don't care, just have that conviction.'
The derby defeat left United fifth in the Premier League table and they are already nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea as hopes of a title challenge fade.
YasirAdam
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Am beginning to think that Paul scholes is racist, if not ehhn why not talk about Maguire and Shaw and how awful they have been all season? Instead you focus your criticism on Bailey who barely play all season and AWB who has been excellent and pogba who when he plays there is some kind of conviction in how we play. Hypocrisy of the highest order😡
SIDKAUSH
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Manunited legends have slammed everyone expect for the real culprit Ole. Just because he is a glazer puppet and those so called legends don't dare to speak a word against Glazers choice. They would be backing him up even after He fails to finish in Top 4. That's the reality Even SAF is afraid to badmouth Ole cause he has Glazers protection
21Legacy
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Ole should just convert Wan-Bissaka to a center-half. You can't have a wing back in a team as big as Man U that doesn't know how to cross the ball, it's truly a disgrace. I agree with Paul Scholes completely, Wan-Bissaka is useless on the ball. He's a great defender but he's definitely useless in attack
Harnandez080
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u people are talking rubbish what of maguire and Shaw
OLAGYDE004
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Paul scholes was useful on the ball but useless on microphone, bcuz this young guy needs your word of encouragement.
tobdiprsu
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Am beginning to think that Paul scholes is racist, if not ehhn why not talk about Maguire and Shaw and how awful they have been all season? Instead you focus your criticism on Bailey who barely play all season and AWB who has been excellent and pogba who when he plays there is some kind of conviction in how we play. Hypocrisy of the highest order😡
Honestly he is . Why doesn’t he talk about the white English players and also how stupid his fried ole is for not knowing that are defense isn’t use to 5 defenders cos he won against spur he thinks every day is a birthday
rattyponcho
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Am beginning to think that Paul scholes is racist, if not ehhn why not talk about Maguire and Shaw and how awful they have been all season? Instead you focus your criticism on Bailey who barely play all season and AWB who has been excellent and pogba who when he plays there is some kind of conviction in how we play. Hypocrisy of the highest order😡
I thank God you guys are beginning to know the character of the English people have you guys realise that they don't talk about SANCHO who who has failed to progress if he should be from another country like the guy will not have a good sleep at all he would have been thinking all night because the way they will blast him with naughty words
mazikin222
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Am beginning to think that Paul scholes is racist, if not ehhn why not talk about Maguire and Shaw and how awful they have been all season? Instead you focus your criticism on Bailey who barely play all season and AWB who has been excellent and pogba who when he plays there is some kind of conviction in how we play. Hypocrisy of the highest order😡
the fucker is definitely one
TheChamp01
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Manunited legends have slammed everyone expect for the real culprit Ole. Just because he is a glazer puppet and those so called legends don't dare to speak a word against Glazers choice. They would be backing him up even after He fails to finish in Top 4. That's the reality Even SAF is afraid to badmouth Ole cause he has Glazers protection
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It's over for Man Utd. Man Utd board is the worst among all clubs. Totally shameful from Ole. If Ole want the best for Man Utd, he should step down now. Man Utd fans need to start a protest...