Paul Scholes blasts Man Utd players for 'embarrassing' moment after Aston Villa draw

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes (Picture: YouTube)

Paul Scholes has urged Manchester United’s struggling players to ditch ’embarrassing’ laps of honour after games.

The Red Devils are sitting 18th in the Premier League going into the November international break after winning just one of their ten games so far this season.

The last time United were in such a low position at this stage of the season was in 1986, while their record of eight league games without a win has only happened once before in the club’s history.

Michael Carrick and the Manchester United squad walked around the pitch applauding the fans following a humbling 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford at the end of last month.

Carrick was serenaded by the United fans despite the club’s dismal position but the supportive chants soon turned to boos directed at the players once the ex-England midfielder made his way down the tunnel.

The squad performed a similar lap of appreciation after Sunday’s thrilling 4-4 draw with Aston Villa but Manchester United legend Scholes was less than impressed by the gesture.

‘I tell you one thing they need to do, stop doing these laps of honour after every game,’ Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast.

Man Utd drew 4-4 with Aston Villa at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)

‘What the f**k. It’s so bad. Jesus, it’s embarrassing. Every game’s like the last game of the season. Just get off!’

Fellow former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt added: ‘That’s pissing me off as well. A lap of honour after a draw…’

United twice trailed by two goals against Aston Villa but produced a spirited comeback to avoid a fifth defeat in ten Premier League games.

Gary Neville praised the ‘persistence’ of Carrick’s side but was also critical of the post-match scenes, claiming the players are ‘almost causing themselves emotional damage’.

‘You have got to admire their persistence, they kept going,’ Neville told NBC Sports. ‘The defensive errors were shocking and we’ll discuss that shortly.

‘But this lap around the pitch… I played for Manchester United 602 times and I always appreciated the fans at the end of the game.

‘But this pattern of them walking around the pitch after defeats by Bournemouth and a 4-4 at home against Aston Villa, it’s almost painful to watch. They’re almost causing themselves emotional damage.