United great Scholes slams Rangnick after disappointing defeat by City

Paul Scholes

, the

legend, slammed the club’s wisdom once again after they appointed

Ralf Rangnick

as the interim manager when he saw his former side’s disappointing 4-1 defeat by

.

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored braces each and helped their side extend their lead in the

table to six points.

United, who were missing Cristiano Ronaldo due to a hip injury, got off on the right foot as Jadon Sancho scored an equalizer in the 22nd minute but in the second half, the game turned around as Rangnick suffered his second loss in 14 matches in the league.

Notwithstanding that record, the former Man Utd star, criticized the interim manager’s lack of experience, as he only managed a team for two in the last 10 seasons, being a sporting director for most parts.

Rangnick replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November and will have the role until the season ends.

"

What do we expect? We've brought in an interim coach who hasn't coached at an elite team,"

he told Premier League Productions.

"He hasn't coached a big team, he hasn't coached at a big football club like United where there's so much expected of Manchester United, whoever you're playing against, it doesn't matter. He's never been at a top club. He's coached a club for two years out of the last 10 years.

"How have United behind the scenes come to the conclusion that this man is going to be the right man for six or seven months? It baffles me. The players are lost on the football pitch.

"The first 20 minutes I was surprised, they played really well, they were comfortable on the ball, [Paul] Pogba up front looked alright. His [Rangnick's] subs have worked the last few weeks don't get me wrong, but it was a deflated team.

"As much as you can have a go at United, they were playing against possibly one of the best teams we've seen. In the second half, the players looked lost. They looked like they didn't have a clue what they were doing."

Previously, Rangnick had received a lot of praise for improving the defense of the club. Before the Sunday clash, they conceded 10 goals in 13 matches under the German tactician.

Scholes, on the other hand, thinks the changes is a red herring, with the data backing him somehow.

"

They were lucky it's not five or six. Again the goalkeeper, five or six saves,"

Scholes continued.

"We spoke before the game saying defensively since Ole's gone [Rangnick]'s shored things up – he hadn't. Never in a million years.

"He's kidding himself if he thinks that. The keeper has stopped him from getting batterings for a long time. [Sunday] was exactly the same."

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