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straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Dean Henderson can secure his spot as Manchester United and England No.1 over the next few weeks. Usual first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea is currently in Spain after the birth of his daughter, which has granted Henderson a run in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-team.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United have the best squad in the Europa League knockout stages.United cruised through their last-32 tie against Real Sociedad, recording a goalless draw in the second leg at Old Trafford after dismantling their Spanish opponents 4-0 away from home. It secured Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side's passage to the round of 16, with the draw set to take place on Friday.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he is hopeful that Manchester United may still be able to worry Manchester City in the title race.The Reds currently trail their rivals by 10 points and face matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the Premier League ahead of a Manchester derby on March 7. With City in fine form, many have argued their lead at the top of the table is already unassailable, with United having recently dropped points against the likes of West Brom and Sheffield United.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he agrees with Roy Keane over their views of Manchester United's 1999 Champions League final victory.The Reds famously scored two late goals to beat Bayern Munich and secure a historic treble, but neither Keane nor Scholes were involved due to being suspended after they both picked up bookings in the semi-final win over Juventus.Reflecting on the game 20 years on in an appearance on Robbie Fowler's podcast, Scholes says he felt a sense of disconnect over the achievement.He said: "Obviously I was really pleased that we won the game and completed the treble but, as Roy said, you didn't feel like you'd won it.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Marcus Rashford needs to develop a ruthless streak in front of goal to move to the next level for Manchester United. The 23-year-old spurned two first-half chances in United's Europa League 4-0 win against Real Sociedad, with goalkeeper Alex Remiro pulling off two good saves to deny the forward.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United are not over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes. The 26-year-old attacking midfielder has scored 19 times for United this season, continuing his fine form from last season after his January arrival from Sporting CP.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes said Manchester United's players made the wrong decisions in key second-half moments against Liverpool. Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba saw major late opportunities saved by Liverpool keeper Alisson, as United played out a 0-0 draw at Anfield.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he does not want to see Victor Lindelof play at right-back again for Manchester United. In the absence of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof moved from centre-back to right-back for United's 2-2 draw with Leicester City but struggled to get to grips with Harvey Barnes, who scored for the Foxes in an influential performance.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Marcus Rashford's early miss for Manchester United against Leicester City shows he is not a centre-forward.The Reds attacker seemed certain to score when he met Bruno Fernandes' clever cross into the box but somehow managed to head the ball over the bar from six yards out.In a tight game, the miss may have proved costly as the Reds drew 2-2 and were unable to leapfrog their opponents into second place in the Premier League.Rashford eventually found the net later in the game when he finished passed Kasper Schmeichel after Fernandes had managed to toe-poke a pass from Dan James into his path and Scholes said it was a well-taken goal.Yet the former United midfielder argued that

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United have shown that Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes can play together.Pogba has been in impressive form in December, which has reignited hopes from last season that he can form a good partnership with Fernandes. Yet with Scott McTominay putting in a man-of-the-match performance in last weekend's victory over Leeds United and Fred also in good form, there is plenty of competition for places in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's midfield.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United's position in the table shows they have the ability to be title challengers this season.Their recent form has prompted plenty of talk about whether United can launch a challenge that was unexpected at the start of the season. Some of United's players have been bullish about their chances and Scholes can see why.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United could challenge for the Premier League title if they manage to keep 10 players fit for the remainder of the season.The Reds continued their dominant away form on Thursday as they saw off Sheffield United with a 3-2 victory at Bramall Lane to move sixth in the table, five points off leaders Liverpool with a game in hand. Scholes believes there are still improvements that can be made to United, identifying the fact that their defensive midfielders are not always able to control the game.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes says Manchester United regularly lack creativity because their sub-par defence means they often have to set their midfield up in a conservative manner.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer once again picked two holding midfielders for United's home game against West Brom as they looked to end their poor run of form at Old Trafford. United legend Scholes believes the two-man holding midfield set-up is fine for away matches when United attack on the counter, but that it should be a different story on home soil.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes said Dean Henderson and Nemanja Matic could've done more to prevent Istanbul Basaksehir's goal against Manchester United.United travelled to the Turkish capital looking for a third consecutive win in Europe that would have put them on the brink of qualification for the knockout stages. Instead, they suffered their second defeat in the space of a week as the 1-0 loss to Arsenal at Old Trafford was followed by a forgettable night in Istanbul.Ba opened the scoring after United were easily exploited on the counter-attack, with a long ball finding the former Chelsea and Newcastle United striker on his own on the halfway line.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes said he generally agrees with most of what Roy Keane says but is not in total agreement with his former captain's claim that there are no leaders in the current Manchester United squad.Keane lamented United's lack of leadership after Sunday's 1-0 loss to Arsenal, a result that ended United's four-match unbeaten run in all competitions.United's home Premier League form has been woeful, with the Reds without a win in four league games at Old Trafford at the beginning of the new season. Keane's comments have been focused on heavily in recent days and Scholes had his say prior to United's Champions League game in Istanbul on Wednesday.

straight to your inbox every day, freePaul Scholes says Manchester United still need to add a world-class striker to their squad.The Reds signed Edinson Cavani - a move Scholes was unimpressed by - on transfer deadline day to bolster their attack after a failed pursuit of Jadon Sancho over the summer.Yet Scholes feels another striker is still needed.Speaking to Stadium Astro, the legendary former United midfielder argued that the Reds were lulled into a false sense of security over their attack due to Anthony Martial's goals last season, which the French forward has had trouble replicating so far this time around.He said: "These forwards are exceptionally talented lads, we all know that."The problem with United's forwards is that none of