Varane not good enough for first-team choice, claims Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes has come to the defense of Erik Ten Hag by stating that Raphael Varane is not reliable enough for a first-team pick.

Instead, the Red Devils have opted for Jonny Evans and Harry Maguire, a decision, which many will view as questionable.

But not according to Scholes, who believes that the pair have produced fine performances, good enough to earn them the first-team choice on merit.

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“I actually think he’s playing Maguire and Evans at centre-half because he thinks they’re the two best ball-playing centre-halves,” he said.

“How can he [ten Hag] pick a settled back four? We saw Varane play against Galatasaray and he was all over the place.”

Scholes further elaborated that United’s problems at the back could be traced to the absence of number of key players such as Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez.