Paul Scholes pinpoints reason for David de Gea change in form at Manchester United

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville compared Scott McTominay to Paul Scholes and Roy Keane after his quickfire double for Manchester United against Leeds United.In the first Premier League meeting between the two historic rivals since February 2004, the Scotland international found the net twice in the opening three minutes to stun Marcelo Bielsa's side.His first was a driven effort into the bottom corner from outside the box, which left Illan Meslier hapless, before a driving

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United could challenge for the Premier League title if they manage to keep 10 players fit for the remainder of the season.The Reds continued their dominant away form on Thursday as they saw off Sheffield United with a 3-2 victory at Bramall Lane to move sixth in the table, five points off leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes has backed the job Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is doing at Manchester United.The Reds' exit from the Champions League increased the focus on Solskjaer's role at Old Trafford, with a shock defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir ultimately costing them passage from the group stage. Yet United continue to record results in the Premier League, despite not always being at their best, and Solskjaer is rapidly approaching two years in his role as manager.

direct to your inboxManchester United great Paul Scholes praised Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka following their draw with Manchester City in the Premier League.Both teams seemed content to take a point from the Old Trafford encounter, with the game lacking real quality from both sides.United's draw means they have won just one of their six league games at home this season and sit eighth in the table after 11 games, though the Reds have a game in hand over the likes of

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is confident David de Gea can recover from his error that led to Manchester United's Champions League elimination against RB Leipzig. De Gea was accused of 'bottling it' by United legend Paul Scholes for Justin Kluivert's winner that relegated United to the Europa League knockout stages.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it is Dean Henderson's 'dream' to become the Manchester United No.1 as pressure mounts on the incumbent David de Gea. De Gea, 30 was accused of 'bottling it' by United legend Paul Scholes for RB Leipzig striker Justin Kluivert's eventual winner in United's Champions League elimination and there is a growing clamour for Henderson to replace the Spaniard.

straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Scholes is still capable of executing one of his reducers from the pundit's chair and the last time Sir Alex Ferguson suffered a group stage ejection from the Champions League another midfielder went studs-up on Manchester United's younger players. "People have talked about the young players - you've had Jones, Smalling, Young coming in, everybody building them up but they’ve got a lot to do, it’s a reality check for some," Roy Keane said.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United greats Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes both believe that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have become over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal international has been a revelation for United and made an impact off the bench at the weekend, as United came from behind to beat West Ham.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes agreed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's biggest problem at Manchester United is the team's lack of identity.United switched to a five-man defence for their decisive Champions League clash with RB Leipzig but quickly found themselves trailing by two goals.A third goal in the second period put the game out of reach despite a fightback in the latter stages, leaving United facing up to the prospect of resuming their European campaign

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes slammed David de Gea for a 'criminal' error in the 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig in the Champions League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side travelled to Germany knowing a point would be enough to seal a spot in the knockout stages of the competition.However, two early goals left United on the back foot and, they eventually succumbed to defeat, despite a late fightback.The third Leipzig goal did not cover De Gea in

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Paul Pogba has two options with his agent Mino Raiola: to tell him to shut up, or to sack him.The build-up to United's Champions League group-phase decider against RB Leipzig was dominated by Raiola's comments after he told Italian outlet Tuttosport that Pogba's United career was 'over'. Speaking prior to the game in the BT Sport studio, Scholes said Pogba needs to take action.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes agreed that Fred was lucky to only be shown a yellow card in the first half of Manchester United's Champions League game against PSG. In a fractious first half, an incident between Fred and PSG's Leandro Paredes saw referee Daniele Orsato sent to the pitchside monitor on the advice of VAR.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delivered a positive injury update ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain.United can secure their place in the knockout phase of the competition by avoiding defeat against the French champions at Old Trafford.The Reds came from behind to defeat Southampton at the weekend thanks to a brace from Edinson Cavani and the Uruguayan could start against his former club following his

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba joined in the celebrations after Manchester United produced a stunning fightback against Southampton.Pogba was ruled out of Sunday's Premier League clash at St Mary's due to an ankle injury and could only watch on as Southampton raced into a two-goal lead, courtesy of Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse. But United came roaring back after the break, largely thanks to half-time substitute Edinson Cavani.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes believes Donny van de Beek's best position is as a deep-lying midfielder after his impressive performance against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League.The Dutchman has struggled for first-team minutes since arriving from Ajax in the summer, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer trying different midfield combinations in the early weeks of the season.Van de Beek was handed a rare start on Tuesday night as United ran out 4-1 winners against their