Paul Scholes blames two Manchester United players for Demba Ba goal

straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand believes Manchester United should appoint a technical director. Recent reports claimed United are lining up Everton's Marcel Brands to become the man to lead their recruitment operation after his success at Goodison Park.

straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand claimed Manchester United are short of leaders after insisting somebody should have pulled aside Bruno Fernandes for his first-half performance against West Brom.United claimed their first home Premier League victory of the season but in nervy fashion as a retaken penalty from Fernandes made the difference.

straight to your inbox every day, freeA number of Manchester United players were handed gentle warnings over the weekend after failing to make it onto the pitch for their respective loan clubs.United were keen for a number of their fringe players to gain valuable experience away from the club this season, but now they face the difficult task of proving they actually deserve to play.It was another mixed bag for the nine players currently on loan away from Old Trafford with four of them not even

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes has suggested Manchester United are over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes.Speaking after United's hard-fought 1-0 victory over West Brom on Saturday night, which was clinched by a second-half Fernandes penalty, the former Old Trafford favourite highlighted a problem for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.He suggested United need other players to bring creativity, if United are to put away teams like West Brom at Old Trafford. "It was an ugly win.

straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes disagreed over whether it was clear that a West Brom penalty should have been overturned against Manchester United on Saturday night.After a low-key first half, the game burst into life shortly after the break when Bruno Fernandes was adjudged to have fouled West Brom's Conor Gallagher in the penalty area by David Coote.Yet, after being told to review the decision on the pitchside monitor, Coote opted to overturn the decision

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes says Manchester United regularly lack creativity because their sub-par defence means they often have to set their midfield up in a conservative manner.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer once again picked two holding midfielders for United's home game against West Brom as they looked to end their poor run of form at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand has defended Paul Pogba over comments the Frenchman made during the recent international break.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for November 20.Pep Guardiola's 'addictive' approach and winning style was enough to convince Manchester City to agree a new two-year contract for the manager. That is according to  City's  director of football Txiki Begiristain, who predicted that the future is bright with  Guardiola  at the helm until 2023.

Foden added some gloss to the scoreline by adding the third and fourth - first sweeping the ball home from inside the area before finding the net with a long-distance strike.  It was his first, arguably less eye-catching, goal that impressed Keane, who saw elements of Scholes in Foden as he arrived into the box to guide home Jadon Sancho's cut-back. "I love this first goal, we're talking about making runs in the box right at the end, a bit like Paul Scholes used to do.

United had included Facundo Pellistri in a competitive side for the second time since his summer transfer from Uruguayan outfit Penarol. But neither Pellistri nor captain Teden Mengi could cope with the ruthless hosts, who stretched their lead in the second half thanks to Freddie Price and ran out 4-0 winners.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes has revealed he was left devastated when his best friend Nicky Butt left Manchester United in 2004. The duo were part of United's fabled Class of 92 along with the Neville brothers, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs.

straight to your inbox every day, free Juventus great Claudio Marchisio has pleaded with Manchester United star Paul Pogba to return to Turin. The request comes as Pogba finds himself out of favour under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and struggling for form at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes has revealed that former Class of 92 teammate Phil Neville almost convinced him to join Everton when he was coming out of retirement. The Manchester United legend returned to Sir Alex Ferguson's squad during the 2011/12 season after a number of midfield injuries.

straight to your inbox every day, freeAnthony Martial, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood have been told to follow the example set by Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United.The Portuguese international has been a star player for United since his arrival from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.Fernandes was at his sparkling best during Saturday's 3-1 win over Everton, scoring two and setting up a third for Edinson Cavani to secure a much-needed victory.Pogba and Matic have

straight to your inbox every day, free Carlos Tevez has named seven Manchester United players in his dream XI of teammates from his illustrious playing career.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans want to see the club part company with seven players in the January transfer window.United look set to welcome Atalanta's young winger Amad Diallo when the window reopens in 2021, after they agreed a £19million up-front fee, with £18.1m in add-ons for the 18-year-old.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side could seek more January incomings yet it could be more a time to offload players.

straight to your inbox every day, freePhil Neville believes Paul Pogba not being in the last two starting line-ups for Manchester United is "absolutely disgraceful".Pogba was not selected in either Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last two teams from the start, making a cameo appearance in both games.United were beaten 2-1 by Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League last week, before they beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park just three days later.In Europe, Solskjaer picked Nemanja Matic and Donny van de

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United were piqued by the criticism of their form into beating Everton.United had lost their previous two matches to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir and it emerged the club had approached Mauricio Pochettino about replacing Solskjaer as manager.Solskjaer has developed a knack for presiding over pivotal results when under the cosh as United manager, earning a creditable draw with Liverpool last year and guiding his

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Harry Maguire's indomitable performance against Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin in Manchester United's 3-1 win.United captain Maguire returned to form with a sterling display against the Premier League's joint-top scorer Calvert-Lewin, who failed to register in Everton's third straight defeat.