Paul Scholes spots telling Man Utd Mike Phelan moment before

“They’ve gone with one holding player today, I think the play going forward, the possession, has been okay. But defensively, they’re absolutely all over the place.”

Asked who is to blame Scholes chose to criticise the players rather than former team-mate Solskjaer.

“The defenders have to be better, don’t they? I think the forward play could be better as well,” he said.

“They’ve kept possession at times really well without having that final real bit of quality.

“Defensively, they’ve got to take responsibility, you’ve got to defend one-v-ones at times at Manchester United. They seem incapable of doing it.”

Fellow former United midfielder Owen Hargreaves added: “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a goal like it, honestly.

“Man United take a short corner and they want to keep it.