Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has launched a fierce criticism of the club following their humiliating 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull City, with captain Bruno Fernandes coming in for particular scrutiny.The former midfielder questioned whether Fernandes was in a position to publicly voice his frustrations after producing a disappointing display himself. Scholes was especially critical of the Portuguese star's post-match comments, in which he claimed United were making the same mistakes that had held them back throughout the previous season."I think it's probably best to keep your mouth shut!"Paul Scholes reacts to comments from Bruno Fernandes & Luke Shaw after Man United’s loss to Hull 😳 pic.twitter.com/16zTfv5EbK— The Good, The Bad & The Football (@goodbadftblpod) August 24, 2026 Speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast, Scholes made it clear that he was unimpressed by Fernandes' assessment of the team's performance."I'd be interested to know what (Fernandes) means by that," Scholes said. "What mistakes were they giving set-piece goals away? Especially when you perform the way he did as well, I think it's probably best to keep your mouth shut, because he didn't have his best performance either, and there was quite a few of them like that."Scholes was not alone in expressing concern over United's current standards. Another former club icon, Wayne Rooney, also criticised the team's defensive organisation after their poor start to the campaign.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The former midfielder was particularly puzzled by Harry Maguire's role in Hull's opening goal. The defender appeared to lose track of the situation and ended up getting in the way of his own teammate, Mazraoui, giving Semi Ajayi the opportunity to score."I think he's (Maguire) just lost his bearings or something, I don't know," Scholes commented. "I don't think he's looking at the players, he's looking at the ball, isn't he?"Despite Scholes' criticism, Fernandes stood by his assessment of United's performance. The captain insisted that the Red Devils were once again making the same errors that caused them problems last season, as Carrick's first permanent campaign got off to a disastrous start.A word with Bruno Fernandes. What a player ✨ pic.twitter.com/ugKwiRajYi— PFA (@PFA) August 25, 2026 Speaking to TNT Sports after the match, Fernandes explained where he felt United had gone wrong."Same mistakes as we did last season, every away game we give too much of the ball to them," he said. "In the first 20 minutes, the goalkeeper was the one with the most touches. We needed to press more, be more aggressive, and then again we need to work on set plays and not concede these types of goals."##NAJAVA_MECA_9915740##
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