Paul Scholes stresses the importance of Manchester United hiring ‘elite’ manager

Paul Scholes feels Manchester United need to find an elite manager to strike fear into the players if the club are to recapture former glories after crashing out of the Champions League.

United were beaten 1-0 at home by Diego Simeone’s well-drilled Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night.

As the Spaniards celebrated progress to the quarter-finals, the questions remain over the direction of the current United squad as the club face up to a fifth straight campaign without silverware.

Scholes was part of Sir Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering United side – and feels the current squad will need a leader of the same calibre to bring them up to the required levels.

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“We have had a lot of pain and I think there is still a bit more to come until we get where we want to,” Scholes said on BT Sport.

“I keep saying it, and I know there is talk about people behind the scenes, but until we get a proper coach, a top-class elite coach from another football team which wins trophies and strikes fear into players (United will not get back to the highest level).”

The former England international added: “Two or three, four years, it could be that long before they are challenging for the league – and I would snap your hand off for that now.

“You saw with Liverpool and (Manchester City) for a couple of years, you felt they were coming and getting better, then all of a sudden start challenging for the