Last season was successful for Manchester United, as the Red Devils won a trophy for the second consecutive season. In 2023 it was the Carabao Cup,and this time it was the FA Cup, won against the champions and arch-rivals Manchester City. But it was also a terrible season as they finished in eight place (their worst Premier League finish in history) and recorded their highest number of defeats, 14, since their 1989-90 campaign under Sir Alex Ferguson. But the fans are excited for the upcoming season, which starts in seven days, when Manchester will host Fulham. But, the club‘s legend says that the ‘struggles‘ to get excited as he is worried about the team, and one player in particular.🚨🗣 – Paul Scholes on Rasmus Højlund:”He’s been brought into this country at 19, and he has to be the No.9 for Man Utd, which is an iconic role.”To me, he should’ve been a second, third, or fourth striker. Now, bring in experience, but they brought in Zirkzee. I’ll be… pic.twitter.com/BhT6CzGzAN— UF (@UtdFaithfuls) August 8, 2024 Paul Scholes, a regular in midfield under Sir Alex Ferguson talked about the upcoming season and saw a number of problems in midfield, defense and on the goal.“I’ve heard a lot of United fans say how excited they are for the new season… I’m struggling with that. We were talking beforehand how the middle of the pitch was just an area that was f***ing empty most of the time – teams just breaking through us all day long. I still think there are areas of the pitch which are a problem for United“ he said to The Overlap’s Stick to Football podcast.Brace yourselves: Onana promises more risky playsObviously, for a former midfielder, the middle of the pitch is what‘s bothering him the most, but he is not so happy with defense at all, and he is particularly worried about the Cameroonian ace.“You mentioned the young centre half coming in Leny Yoro, yeah great, he’s 18 years of age, Lisandro Martinez is injured a lot. Harry Maguire got injured towards the end of the season. No Victor Lindelof. No Raphael Varane. Varane was good but again injured all the time. But I still watch the goalkeeper Andre Onana. The goalkeeper is a big concern for me. I still worry about the goalkeeper. Even watching a couple of the pre-season games. I worry to death about him“ Scholes added without mincing words at all.What a kick in the gut! Man Utd reveals for how long Yoro and Hojlund will be absentScholes didn‘t gave a more analytic response why is he so worried about Onana, but he probably read his statement in which he promises taking ‘even more risks‘, even thou his performances in the first season at Old Trafford were not exciting, to say at least.“Yes, that’s me. And I think it’s what you’re going to see this season because I will take a lot of risks. I can tell you in advance already! Be prepared because it’s going to be this season, trust me! I will enjoy it even more when this season starts. The best teams in the world take risks. I will take a lot of responsibility and I think my back is huge to carry it all, no? I think it’s going to be nice this season“ he said. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8262780##
