Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes that manager Louis van Gaal was wrong to sanction the sale of forward Robin van Pe...
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes that manager Louis van Gaal was wrong to sanction the sale of forward Robin van Persie this summer.
The Dutchman was allowed to leave for Fenerbahce, while Javier Hernandez was sold to Bayer Leverkusen and Adnan Januzaj has been loaned out to Borussia Dortmund with the possibility of sending James Wilson on loan also on the cards.
Louis van Gaal did not take the option of signing Radamel Falcao permanently after his disastrous loan spell and was only able to bring in Anthony Martial from AS Monaco for £36m but Scholes says that Manchester United are still lacking firepower in the final third.
"They've let three or four strikers go," he told BT Sport. "Now, I think if we had kept one of them, kept a Van Persie or Hernandez then it looks quite strong.
"They can score goals, Van Persie and Hernandez can score goals. Martial could be a real threat coming off the bench. I just think that's a mistake."
Wayne Rooney is the only out-and-out striker in the team but has been out for the past two matches and he is expected to return at the weekend against Southampton in the premier league.