Scholes: Even Messi can’t help United
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Paul Scholes says even Lionel Messi would struggle to shine in the current Manchester United team and that the struggling club are being laughed at by their rivals.
The former United and England midfielder has been a vocal critic of his old club, who are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League — five points adrift of any other member of the “Big Six”. Last year’s champions Manchester City are flying high, alongside Liverpool and Chelsea.
Scholes told ESPN. “United now feels like Liverpool from years ago, like we’re making all the same mistakes as they did. 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.