Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes of Manchester United pose with the Premier League trophy at the start of the Premier League trophy winners parade on May 13, 2013
Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes won the 2013 Premier League together at Man United(Image: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images.)
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Paul Scholes sent tongues wagging and eyebrows raising with his post-match assessment of Manchester United's defeat to Newcastle. The legendary United midfielder appeared to take a dig at his former team-mate and United boss Michael Carrick in savage fashion.
"Michael has definitely got something special about him... cos United have been c**p last four games... night," he posted on his Instagram Story, which has since been deleted.
But it's not the first time the United icon has questioned Carrick, who is in charge at Old Trafford until the end of the season. Scholes accused Carrick and other coaches of disloyalty in 2021.
Carrick, Mike Phelan and Kieran McKenna remained at the club when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked. While caveating that the trio were 'good friends', Scholes wasn't afraid to highlight that he disagreed with their decision.
Paul Scholes hit out at Manchester United on social media
Paul Scholes hit out at Manchester United on social media(Image: Instagram)
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"I feel with Ole he put a lot of trust into Michael, Kieran (McKenna) and Mike Phelan which is why they shouldn't be at the club now," Scholes said at the time.
"They're all good friends and they're good people but if I was them I'd feel guilty still working at the club after Ole put so much trust in them."
Taking an interim role to lead the team following Solskjaer's exit, Carrick was quizzed about Scholes' comments. The midfielder, who played alongside Scholes 160 times, revealed he had spoken to Solskjaer before taking the reins.
Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Michael Carrick was interim manager after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in 2021(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
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"It's been an emotional few days," he said. "The first person I spoke to after Ed (Woodward) offered me the role was Ole. I thought that was the right thing to do."
Carrick has also spoken to Solskjaer more recently, after beating him to the United job earlier this year. The former England international suggested the pair remain close.
"Yeah, I spoke to him," Carrick said. "I'm close, we've been through a lot together, so he's been fully supportive and as you'd expect.
"He's some man and I respect him an awful lot. He wished us all the best and he was happy that we got the right result."