Paul Scholes has been critical of former team-mate Michael Carrick in a savage Instagram post off the back of Manchester United's disappointing defeat at Newcastle
Michael Carrick during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.
Michael Carrick has been criticised by Paul Scholes following Man Utd's loss against Newcastle. (Image: Visionhaus, Visionhaus/Getty Images)
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Paul Scholes set social media alight with his brutally honest verdict on Manchester United's loss to Newcastle. The Old Trafford legend seemed to aim a scathing swipe at former colleague and United manager Michael Carrick in ruthless style.
"Michael has definitely got something special about him... cos United have been c**p last four games... night," he wrote on his Instagram Story, which has now been removed.
Yet this isn't the first occasion the United great has cast doubt over Carrick, who remains in the hot seat at Old Trafford until the season concludes. Scholes branded Carrick and fellow coaches disloyal back in 2021.
Carrick, Mike Phelan and Kieran McKenna stayed put at the club following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal. Whilst acknowledging they were 'good friends', Scholes didn't hold back in expressing his disapproval of their choice.
"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 remarked 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."
Paul Scholes celebrates during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United at Molineux on March 6 2010.
Paul Scholes has openely criticised former Manchester United teammate Michael Carrick. (Image: Matthew Peters, Manchester United via Getty Images)
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Assuming an interim position to guide the team after Solskjaer's departure, Carrick was questioned about Scholes' remarks. The midfielder, who played alongside Scholes 160 times, disclosed he had spoken with Solskjaer prior to taking up the role.
"It's been an emotional few days," he said at the time. "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 recently spoken with Solskjaer, after securing the United job earlier this year ahead of him. The former England international hinted that the pair maintain a close relationship.
"Yeah, I spoke to him," Carrick confirmed. "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."