Paul Scholes has attempted to set the record straight following his controversial social media post about former Manchester United teammate Michael Carrick.
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes says he has spoken to manager - and former teammate - Michael Carrick after appearing to slam the interim manager in a social media post. Following United's 2-1 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United on Wednesday (March 4), Scholes posted about how his former midfield colleague has "definitely got something special about him, (because) United have been crap last four games".
The remark came after the defeat to the Magpies, United's first since Carrick replaced Ruben Amorim, and was seen as a dig at the boss. However, Scholes has responded, saying he has spoken to Carrick and that he did not mean to criticise the manager, who has guided United to third in the Premier League, challenging for Champions League qualification.
Speaking on the GoodBadFootball podcast, Scholes said: "Michael is one of the nicest people you will ever meet in football – he’d be the last person I would want to offend. I messaged Michael anyway. I went straight to Michael and said, ‘Look, I never intended to upset you.’ And I don’t think I needed to say that anyway, and he told me himself he wasn’t upset by it.
Paul Scholes has attempted to set the record straight following his controversial social media post about former Manchester United teammate Michael Carrick.placeholder image
Paul Scholes has attempted to set the record straight following his controversial social media post about former Manchester United teammate Michael Carrick. | Martin Rickett/PA Wire
"I think people have just took it differently from what was meant. The only thing I was saying was that I don’t think they played that well the last four games, and he’s still managing to get results."
Another former colleague of the pair, Patrice Evra, saw it differently, alongside perceived negativity from fellow pundits Roy Keane and Gary Neville.
"It annoys me because we want to be in the top four, and those comments are unnecessary, but this is what you do when you work in TV," Evra said. "You can’t be positive, you have to be negative."
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