Man United legend Scholes insists club have not progressed under LVG
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes says Manchester United's form under Louis van Gaal is 'simply not good enough'.
Scholes admits he is concerned that standards have now slipped so low that United fans were happy with a late draw against Chelsea and only losing narrowly to Manchester City with ten men.
He has rejected claims from Van Gaal that the team is progressing, with a record of 13 points from ten games a pretty clear indication.
'Louis van Gaal talks about progress. Well, I expected Manchester United to have a better record by this stage of the season,' said Scholes in his column for the Evening Standard.
'Under David Moyes last term my old club had 17 points from their first 10 games. This time, having spent £150million in the summer, they have 13 points from the same number.
'And the problem in defence should have been addressed in the summer. It was not as if Van Gaal was unaware that Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans were susceptible to injuries. The great defenders - Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic - were injured very rarely in their prime. You need that reliability and consistency at centre-back.
'It concerns me that expectation levels have slipped so far that many supporters I know felt relieved at snatching a late draw with Chelsea and losing narrowly to City. The scoreline against City might have been more respectable than last season but the performance in the first hour of the game was very poor indeed.
'This is Manchester United. It is not simply good enough to play well for 20 minutes and lose.'
