Paul Scholes has stated that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho should drop Marouane Fellaini.
Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has stated his belief to BT Sport that Jose Mourinho should start Michael Carrick instead of Marouane Fellaini.
Manchester United made a stunning start under new manager Jose Mourinho this season but a run of three consecutive defeats has meant that the Red Devils are going through a bit of a mini-crisis at the moment.
The latest defeat for United came at the hands of Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday and Mourinho perhaps needs to change things around in order to stop his side’s poor run of form.
Former United star Paul Scholes certainly thinks Mourinho needs to alter his tactics a bit and has suggested that the Portuguese boss should replace Marouane Fellaini with Michael Carrick in the starting lineup.
The 41-year-old explained that United are lacking creativity at the middle of the park and has stated that Carrick would be the ideal candidate to provide the spark instead of midfield hard man Fellaini.
Scholes told BT Sport (via Manchester Evening News), "I thought Fellaini was alright; he does a job in there. But I think that if you are Manchester United, you need more than that.
"You need someone who can stop the play as well, someone who can stop the opposition but who is capable of controlling a game of football as well, playing forward and passing forward. I can't understand why Michael Carrick is here.
"He looked like he was leaving last year and he's not been involved for a minute this season. What he has done, I don't know. Schweinsteiger he is not keen on either.\
"I just think that they need to get a playmaker in there. At the end of the day, you are Manchester United and you are coming to Watford. You're not going to Arsenal!"
United prepare to square off against Northampton Town in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night and the match could prove to be another banana skin for the struggling Premier League giants.
Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has stated his belief to BT Sport that Jose Mourinho should start Michael Carrick instead of Marouane Fellaini.
Manchester United made a stunning start under new manager Jose Mourinho this season but a run of three consecutive defeats has meant that the Red Devils are going through a bit of a mini-crisis at the moment.
The latest defeat for United came at the hands of Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday and Mourinho perhaps needs to change things around in order to stop his side’s poor run of form.
Former United star Paul Scholes certainly thinks Mourinho needs to alter his tactics a bit and has suggested that the Portuguese boss should replace Marouane Fellaini with Michael Carrick in the starting lineup.
The 41-year-old explained that United are lacking creativity at the middle of the park and has stated that Carrick would be the ideal candidate to provide the spark instead of midfield hard man Fellaini.
Scholes told BT Sport (via Manchester Evening News), "I thought Fellaini was alright; he does a job in there. But I think that if you are Manchester United, you need more than that.
"You need someone who can stop the play as well, someone who can stop the opposition but who is capable of controlling a game of football as well, playing forward and passing forward. I can't understand why Michael Carrick is here.
"He looked like he was leaving last year and he's not been involved for a minute this season. What he has done, I don't know. Schweinsteiger he is not keen on either.\
"I just think that they need to get a playmaker in there. At the end of the day, you are Manchester United and you are coming to Watford. You're not going to Arsenal!"
United prepare to square off against Northampton Town in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night and the match could prove to be another banana skin for the struggling Premier League giants.
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