Even Messi will struggle at Manchester United, says Paul Scholes
Scholes claimed that United are turning into the new Liverpool while their old rivals and Manchester City laugh at them.
He also added that Alexis Sanchez is too selfish to be a United player but can’t be sold because of the wages he was offered to turn down City.
Again he said that Mourinho’s side will struggle to win the Premier League title with Romelu Lukaku leading the attack. Paul Pogba’s cockiness means he will switch off after showing everyone how good he is.
Scholes fears United will lose their best players like Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford because of the way they have been treated by the manager.
The old Mourinho has gone and been replaced by a man who moans too much and cannot get the best out of his players.
He told ESPN:
“United now feels like Liverpool from years ago, like we’re making all the same mistakes as they did.
“We were watching Liverpool and City from afar and smirking as they changed managers and players every year, never getting anything right. It feels like we have turned into a Liverpool or a Man City.
“I feel like people at Liverpool and Man City are looking at us and laughing like we did at them many years ago.”
Mourinho has spent more than £350 million ($460 million) on players since arriving at Old Trafford in 2016.
Despite that, he has clashed with the club’s hierarchy over recruitment while costly signings including Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba have failed to flourish under his management.
“I don’t think there’s a lack of quality there,” said Scholes. “I do think they miss a couple of real class players that other top teams seem to have — a link player between the midfield and the forwards and also a controlling midfield player.
“It feels like every player who comes into the team struggles. I feel like we could sign Lionel Messi at the moment and he’d struggle in this team.
“I think (Mourinho) still is (a great manager), but you wonder why his side keep getting outplayed.”
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