England’s drab start under Thomas Tuchel continued on Tuesday night as Senegal beat them 3-1 at the City Ground – but Paul Scholes singled out one Three Lions star that Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United should secure the services of this summer.
Harry Kane’s seventh-minute strike kick-started proceedings, but Senegal were well-drilled and stuck to their guns – grabbing one five minutes shy of the half-time break before managing to score another two in the second 45 minutes of action.
Irrespective of how poorly Tuchel’s men played, Red Devils legend Scholes – who played 716 times for the club before retiring for a second time in the summer of 2013 – has implored Amorim to open up the chequebook and sign one an England star.
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Matheus Cunha is already through the door; Bryan Mbeumo has green-lit a summer move to Old Trafford and Lisbon-born Amorim is reportedly eyeing the idea of reuniting with Sporting CP marksman Viktor Gyokeres – but who does Scholes have in mind instead?
One of the biggest problems that Amorim has faced since swapping Portugal for England in November 2024 is goalscoring – and Scholes’ option could well do that. In fact, only four sides scored fewer goals in the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Not many players showered themselves in glory as England look to qualify for, and win, the World Cup in 2026 – but the affectionally monikered Ginger Prince, 50, believes that Eberechi Eze is a player that Amorim and his entourage should purchase.
Taking to Instagram after England’s damning defeat on home soil, Scholes – widely regarded as one of the best passers in football history – kept it short and simple by posting a picture of Tottenham Hotspur-linked Eze with a three-word message to Manchester United staff:
“Just buy him.”
Against Senegal, lined up alongside the talismanic Kane, London-born Eze enjoyed his first 90-minute display for the national team – and, statistically, he won 100% (6/6) of his ground duels, completed two key passes and produced the same number of big chances.
In 2024/25 alone, Crystal Palace’s talisman plundered 25 goal involvements (14 goals and 11 assists) in 43 outings across all competitions – but his crowning moment for scoring his side’s only goal in a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
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All statistics per Sofascore – correct as of 11/06/2025