Paul Scholes responds to Roy Keane criticism of Manchester United

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.

straight to your inbox every day, freeRoy Keane has backed Daniel James to return to Manchester United full of confidence after his stunning goal for Wales over the international break.James has struggled for form during 2020 after making a stunning breakthrough at Old Trafford following his transfer from Swansea City in 2019. As a result, Leeds United made tentative enquiries about signing James on a season-long loan but United never had any intention of letting the Welshman leave.

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.

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, 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 inboxKevin De Bruyne has defended Kyle Walker after Roy Keane labelled the Manchester City defender an idiot.Walker has been in excellent form for City so far this season but gave away a soft penalty for a foul on Sadio Mane in last weekend's draw with Liverpool. It led to a rant from Sky Sports pundit Keane, who branded Walker an 'idiot' and a 'car crash'.

straight to your inboxEngland manager Gareth Southgate has hit out at the 'personal criticism' Roy Keane handed to Manchester City defender Kyle Walker during Sunday's draw with Liverpool.Despite fearing that his England career may be over after being shown a red card in the draw with Iceland in September, Walker has remained a key part of the international side and is enjoying a fine run of form as of late.The right-back started the Three Lions' last two Nations League matches and was also

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has said Manchester City need more of an attacking threat after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool.Gabriel Jesus rescued a point for City after Mohamed Salah had equalised from the penalty spot, but Pep Guardiola's men arguably should have won the game after missing a number of key chances.Kevin de Bruyne blazed a spot-kick wide near the end of the first half before Jesus missed a golden chance to seal victory, failing to divert

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Monday, November 9. Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane labelled Manchester City defender Kyle Walker an ‘idiot’ after he conceded a penalty in their 1-1 Premier League draw with Liverpool.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has praised Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus for his goalscoring contribution in Sunday's draw with Liverpool.The Brazil international netted City's equaliser with a stunning two-touch finish just after the half-hour mark at the Etihad Stadium after Mohamed Salah's penalty had opened the scoring for the visitors.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane has labelled Kyle Walker an "idiot" and a "car crash" for his challenge on Sadio Mane that saw Liverpool take the lead against Manchester City. The Reds took an early lead at the Etihad Stadium when Walker was penalised for fouling Mane inside the penalty area after the Liverpool forward has burst inside him.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane believes "the signs are good" for Manchester City's defence this season.Since shipping five goals at home to Leicester, Pep Guardiola's men conceded only three times in the next eight games in all competitions ahead of Sunday's Premier League showdown with Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. Big-money summer signing Ruben Dias has slotted into the City team and formed a promising partnership with Aymeric Laporte at centre-back.