"You are at home to Newcastle, you are expected to win the game. The visiting keeper has one save to make. Fantastic? No, not for me."

Oct 21: CSKA Moscow 1 Man Utd 1

An away draw in the Champions League group stages did little to appease Scholes.

"You expect them to be more creative. You expect players to run with pace and penetration. There is a lack of creativity."

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Oct 29: ManUtd 0 Middlesbrough 0 (Boro win 3-1 on pens)

Being knocked out of the League Cup by a Championship side got Scholes riled. Again.

"The style is not something that Sir Alex Ferguson would have adhered to.

"It's a team you wouldn't want to play against and it's probably a team you wouldn't want to play in either. There's a lack of risk and creativity. It seems he [Van Gaal] doesn't want players to beat men and score goals - it's not a team I would have enjoyed playing in."

Nov 3: Man Utd 1 CSKA Moscow 0

They may have won the game, but that did not stop Scholes criticising the style of football.