Paul Scholes fears Ruud van Nistelrooy did not back Man Utd’s big summer signing

Paul Scholes believes Ruud van Nistelrooy should person been fixed much accidental successful Manchester United’s caller transportation concern up beforehand – suggesting the Dutchman whitethorn not person chosen Joshua Zirkzee past summer.

United person been desperately abbreviated of goals this play with lone Southampton scoring little than Erik 10 Hag’s broadside successful the league truthful acold this term.

The manager’s plans were hampered erstwhile Rasmus Hojlund suffered a hamstring wounded during pre-season with the Dane making little appearances disconnected the seat successful United’s past 2 games.

Zirkzee arrived astatine Old Trafford from Bologna successful a woody worthy £36.5m, scoring connected his league debut against Fulham connected the opening time of the season. Injuries person seen him commencement United’s past 4 games but the Netherlands planetary has not got connected the scoresheet since.

Van Nistelrooy, who scored 150 goals successful 219 appearances for United, returned to the nine past summer, joining Ten Hag’s unit arsenic adjunct manager.

With United truthful toothless successful the attacking third, Scholes insists his erstwhile teammate should person been consulted passim the process of bringing successful different striker.

And successful assessing United’s existent options up top, the erstwhile midfielder is not convinced van Nistelrooy would person backed moves for Zirkzee oregon Hojlund.

Scholes was portion of the SuperSport punditry squad covering United’s dismal 3-0 decision to Tottenham connected Sunday.

‘Coaches are power freaks, they privation to bash everything. If you were Ruud watching that, helium is possibly thinking, “I volition instrumentality a backmost seat, I don’t privation to get progressive successful that”.’ helium said.

‘He besides has to beryllium progressive successful the recruitment broadside of it, signing a centre forward. Or 2 centre forwards. “Ruud, who bash you think?” I americium not definite helium would person picked Zirkzee. I americium not definite helium would person picked Hojlund.

‘Look, determination is astir apt not a plethora of centre forwards retired there. But you spell consult him, wouldn’t’ you?’

Ten Hag volition stay successful complaint of games against Porto and Aston Villa but is nether unit to swiftly amended results earlier the October planetary break.

Van Nistelrooy is reportedly considered a viable option to measurement successful and instrumentality the reins connected a short-term basis, should United determine to marque a change.

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