Paul Scholes has echoed Arsene Wenger’s criticism of Manchester United pair Jadon Sancho and Antony following the side’s 6-3 defeat to Manchester City.
Arsenal news, exclusives and analysisErik ten Hag’s side were demolished by City at the Etihad as Pep Guardiola’s side served a timely reminder of their superiority.
United were losing 4-0 by half-time and the visitors scored twice in the closing stages to put some respectability on the scoreline, even though City had long taken their foot off the gas.
Though Antony scored a fine goal in the second half to reduce the deficit, the Brazilian and fellow winger Sancho came under criticism from Wenger for failing to defend in wide areas during the first half. ‘What is for me unbelievable in the first half is that Man United has defended so badly on the flanks,’ said the former Arsenal manager on beIN Sports‘From the first minute on Diogo Dalot got a yellow card and Sancho and Antony did not contribute defensively.They were, in the whole half, flooded on the flanks and they were always in trouble.‘After that, when they had the ball, I felt they were obsessed by respecting too much the game plan.They wanted always to go too quickly forward and lost so many balls and didn’t have enough possession.‘They didn’t play for possession, they wanted just to get on the counter-attack.’And Scholes clearly agrees with the Frenchman’s analysis of United’s wingers.The former Oldham boss took to Instagram with a photo of former team-mates Ryan Giggs and David Beckham, who were both well known for their work-rate alongside their quality in possession.Scholes then took a dig at Antony and Sancho with his caption.‘Anyone remember when wingers used to help their full-backs?’ said Scholes.