Paul Scholes tells Bruno Fernandes 'keep your mouth shut' as Man Utd row erupts

Paul Scholes told Bruno Fernandes to 'keep your mouth shut' as he risks a huge Manchester United row erupting in the wake of their 2-0 defeat to Hull City. The Red Devils suffered the biggest upset of the opening weekend with their loss at the MKM Stadium, with club captain Fernandes among those to receive criticism.

Fernandes addressed the media shortly after the match and challenged his own team-mates, claiming that the same mistakes of last season were being repeated. Michael Carrick took both central midfielders off in the second half, with Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos failing to impress on their debuts, but Scholes took issue with Fernandes particularly.

When pressed on the United captain's criticism, Scholes, speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast, sponsored by Midnite, said: "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."

Following the defeat to the relegation favourites, Fernandes told TNT Sports: "Same mistakes as we did last season, every away game we give too much of the ball to them. 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 type of goals. Against these types of teams, they are waiting for that moment.

"We knew before the game set-pieces would be a big part of their game. They played all pre-season with a back four but had a five against us for some height, for these moments. The most frustrating thing is that we lost the game."

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