Is THIS why Paul Scholes is gunning for outdated team-mate Michael Carrick? Man United legend’s historic feedback about disloyalty of present supervisor – who he calls ‘c**p’ – emerge

Historic comments from Paul Scholes about former team-mate Michael Carrick have emerged after the Manchester United legend took aim at the current Red Devils boss on social media.

Scholes turned on his old friend on Wednesday night, calling United ‘c**p’ under his leadership after his first defeat in eight games by Newcastle.

In a now-deleted Instagram story, Scholes posted overnight: ‘Michael has definitely got something special about him… cos United have been c**p last four games… night’.

Scholes added a kissing face emoji, before writing ‘Tonali’ and following the Newcastle star’s name with a love heart.

The midfielders played together 160 times for Manchester United and England, but Scholes first criticised the current Red Devils boss in 2021 when he suggested he had been disloyal to former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Carrick was a first team coach at United under Solskjaer between 2019 and 2021, before the Norwegian was sacked following a poor run of results. Carrick stayed on and took over as interim boss then too, but that was the wrong move, according to Scholes.

Historic comments from Paul Scholes (left) about former team-mate Michael Carrick (right) have emerged on the back of his latest criticism

The former United midfielder said United have been ‘c**p last four games’ under his old team-mate after the loss

He said at the time: ‘I feel with Ole he put a lot of trust into Michael, Kieran (McKenna) and Mike Phelan which is why they shouldn’t be at the club now.

‘They’re all good friends and they’re good people but if I was them I’d feel guilty still working at the club after Ole put so much trust in them.’

When quizzed on the comments at the time, Carrick responded: ‘It’s been an emotional few days, the first person I spoke to after Ed (Woodward) offered me the role was Ole.

‘I thought that was the right thing to do.’

During Carrick’s current run as interim, Scholes has been coy on if the club should give the 44-year-old the job permanently, suggesting Carlo Ancelotti is in fact the ‘perfect’ option.

United are set to appoint a long-term boss in the summer after Carrick took over from Ruben Amorim as interim earlier this year, and the former midfielder put his name in the running with an impressive start to his tenure.

He had enjoyed the joint-best record of any manager in Premier League history over their first seven games, winning six of those matches and drawing one – but his run came to an end with the Newcastle defeat.

As players, Carrick and Scholes won five Premier League titles, the Champions League and a FIFA Club World Cup trophy together.

The duo played together 160 times before Scholes questioned Carrick’s loyalty when he became United interim manager in 2021

When asked who the best team-mate he’s ever had was in 2018, Carrick told The Mirror: ‘I always say Scholesy because he was right next to me and, as a partnership, he was fantastic to play with.

‘We had some incredible players, amazing, but I always go back to Scholesy.’

But it seems ties may have been cut with Scholes’ criticism – and he questioned whether Carrick has the ‘experience’ to deliver the success United are after in the week.

‘The question is, has Michael got the experience?’ Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football Podcast. ‘I know it’s a big question, I know he has managed in the Championship, but this is different.

‘Can we see Michael winning the Premier League? I don’t know yet, and I think the biggest thing is, what type of manager will they look for? A tactician or a man manager who looks after people?

‘Ole Gunnar (Solskjaer) was that. But all the people who are man managers, they always have a brilliant coach next to them, which Michael has got (Steve Holland).

‘The club have to decide, do they want a master tactician, which has failed… Ole Gunnar had the man management skills, but did he have the experience to go on and win a trophy? The same questions will be asked of Michael.’