Antony is a 'one-trick pony', Jadon Sancho NEVER runs in behind and United's 'shaky' defence aren't good enough one-on-one… Paul Scholes' damning verdict as Erik ten Hag's side SCRAPE past Cypriot minnows Omonia Nicosia
- Paul Scholes has criticised Man United wingers Jadon Sancho and Antony
- He labelled summer signing from Ajax Antony as a 'one-trick pony'
- The former Man United star wants to see Sancho run behind more in games
- Scholes also slams the Man United defence as being too 'shaky' in matches
Paul Scholes has labelled Manchester United winger Antony as a 'one-trick pony' following his performance against Omonia in the Europa League.
The £80million Brazilian was not at his best for the Red Devils during their Europa League 3-2 win against the Cypriot side, although he did go close to scoring in the first half with a long-range effort.
After the game, manager Erik ten Hag said that he thought his side was too static during the first half of the match.
Paul Scholes has hammered aspects of Manchester United's performance against Omonia
Scholes hammered Jadon Sancho (pictured) for not running in behind enough in the match
The former Manchester United legend agreed with the Dutchman's assessment, while also suggesting that Antony is a bit limited at the moment, as he told BT Sport: 'He was right about the wingers being static.
'Sancho never really runs in behind. He needs a fast left-back really or a centre forward to link up with and he hasn't really got that at the moment.
'Antony on the other side as well, he doesn't run in behind. He seems to be a bit of a one-trick pony.
'He's always cutting inside and either passing back to the full-back or having a shot. You're thinking he needs to develop a little bit. It's still early days for him, we know that.'
Antony did go close to scoring against Omonia but was not able to influence the game
Scholes was also critical of the team's defensive performance against Omonia, as he believes that the team were too easy to play through.
He added: 'It was so easy, United just looked so easy to break through. I don't think the back four are good enough one-on-one.
'United were a little bit lucky, despite creating chances at the other end.'
Cristiano Ronaldo had a few chances to score against Omonia but failed to hit the net
On Cristiano Ronaldo, Scholes admitted that the Portuguese star should have scored on the night after he missed a few chances, including one sitter.
'Ronaldo will be a bit frustrated because he should have scored but you worry about them defensively still. They looked shaky so there's work to do there.'
Owen Hargreaves added: 'Defensively, clearly United still have work to do but they created lots of chances and [Cristiano] Ronaldo should have had a couple really.'
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