Paul Scholes reveals the players stopping Man United from playing the way Erik ten Hag wants

Former midfielder Paul Scholes believes Manchester United's lack of fluidity so far this season stems from Erik ten Hag being unable to deploy his preferred midfield system.

The United manager strengthened his midfield armoury in the summer, signing Mason Mount in a £60million deal from Chelsea and Sofyan Amrabat on loan from Fiorentina. The plan was for Mount to take Christian Eriksen's spot in United's strongest starting line-up and operate as a free-roaming No.8.

However, the England international has struggled for opportunities so far this term, starting just four Premier League games. It was expected that he would be part of United's strongest midfield alongside Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes.

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However, injury issues, both in midfield and elsewhere, have derailed Ten Hag's hopes of implementing a consistent system. Nevertheless, Scholes believes the United boss is failing to deploy the midfield system he wants to because he may be spooked by what happened against both Manchester City and Liverpool last season.

"It is difficult to see the style of play that they really want to do," Scholes told Premier League Productions, trying to make sense of United's style of play ahead of Saturday's tussle with Luton Town. "They brought the goalkeeper [Andre Onana] in because they wanted to start playing it out from the back and unfortunately the two centre halves are not comfortable doing that.

"They aren't great with the ball at their feet, and I don't think both full-backs are either. I think they have to become a counter-attacking team because of the lack of pace they have got at the back.

"I think they have to