Paul Scholes suggests Steve McClaren could play crucial Man Utd role for Erik ten Hag

Steve McClaren has been confirmed as Erik ten Hag's new assistant manager at Manchester United, but Paul Scholes has suggested that he could be better used elsewhere.

Ten Hag has already proceeded to make a lot of changes to the backroom staff at United as his rebuild gets underway, and the experienced Mike Phelan will no longer be the no.2 in the dugout. McClaren will instead take his role, as he re-joins United after initially leaving the club in 2001.

McClaren was Ten Hag's assistant at Twente back in 2010, but has since been filling other roles, most recently at Derby as a technical director. And that's why Scholes thinks that McClaren will be better suited to a advisory role over being assistant manager at United.

Scholes has concerns over the lack of transfer help that Ten Hag will receive at United, as the Dutchman has been backed with experienced advisors at Ajax. And Scholes is worried that no one will be able to assist Ten Hag in making the right signings.

He feels as though McClaren's recent experience makes him better suited to an advisory role, rather than stepping back into the dugout after a lengthy absence. Scholes said on Premier League Predictions "This manager needs backing now, he's been brought into the club to really turn it around.

"The only issue is, who's going to be helping him on that side of the business? I know at Ajax he had Edwin (van der Sar) and Marc Overmars. He's always had someone to help him.

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