Paul Scholes criticises Ruben Amorim decision at Man United - suggesting the call is 'madness' on back of Red Devils reaching Europa League final

Paul Scholes has criticised a determination made by Ruben Amorim astatine Manchester United - contempt the Red Devils precocious reaching the last of the Europa League.

Scholes' erstwhile broadside romped to a 7-1 aggregate triumph against Athletic Bilbao connected Thursday, winning the 2nd limb 4-1 astatine Old Trafford having travel retired 3-0 victors successful Spain the week prior.

With the win, they person fixed themselves a existent changeable of qualifying for the Champions League adjacent play - either themselves oregon chap finalists Tottenham volition bash truthful by lifting the Europa League.

It's thing United would not person achieved via the Premier League. Needing to decorativeness successful the apical 5 to bash so, the Red Devils are presently 15th successful the standings and could yet decorativeness arsenic debased arsenic 17th.

Amorim has often fielded a weaker broadside successful the Premier League to prevention his cardinal players for Europe, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes connected the seat for the decision by Brentford past clip out.

That, though, has been an error, according to Scholes. Writing for TNT Sports, the erstwhile midfielder suggested Amorim's broadside should person enactment much thought into the Premier League owed to the quality of the competition. 

'Manchester United should beryllium capable to play successful 2 oregon 3 competitions astatine erstwhile without sacrificing something,' Scholes wrote. 'And they've intelligibly sacrificed the league.

'I don't similar it and I don't hold with it and I judge determination has to beryllium immoderate benignant of standards required successful a Premier League team.

'It's astir arsenic if they spell into Premier League games and there's an acceptance that they're not going to triumph the game, which is madness.

There is lone 1 antheral to blame, too, according to Scholes. It is Amorim who has made the telephone to ringing the changes successful league action, with United swapping 8 from the Brentford nonaccomplishment for the sojourn of Athletic Bilbao. 

And Scholes made rather the accusation surrounding the United brag successful his file - suggesting helium has nary attraction astatine each for the league results. 

'I deliberation the acceptance has travel from everyone,' Scholes continued. 'I deliberation it's travel from the manager, adjacent though helium won't admit it.

'He's not playing teams to triumph games of shot successful the league. I deliberation adjacent fans are thinking, "Let's get these league games retired of the mode due to the fact that the league has been a disaster".

'They're astir apt thinking, "Play whoever you want, we don't care". There's an acceptance to it, which I deliberation is wrong, due to the fact that the Premier League is your breadstuff and butter.'