Paul Scholes has made the bold claim that Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag "disrespected" local rivals Manchester City after they were on the wrong end of a 6-3 drubbing at the Etihad on Sunday.
In truth, the scoreline actually flattered United - who were 6-1 down at one point and 4-0 down at half-time. Two late goals from Anthony Martial helped spare some blushes, but the gulf in quality between the two teams was on full display for all to see.
Scholes was scathing in his assessment of how Ten Hag approached the derby clash. Speaking as part of BT Sport's coverage of United's Europa League contest against Omonia, the Red Devils legend explained: "It was a difficult day, you're playing against not just the best team around but in the world and they got it badly wrong.