Paul Scholes highlights major concern over Man Utd duo following Atalanta draw

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Harry Maguire came in for criticism for his display against Atalanta (Picture: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Harry Maguire isn’t yet back to his best and is also concerned by Raphael Varane’s latest injury.

The Red Devils came from behind twice to secure a point against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday night as Cristiano Ronaldo bagged both goals.

Maguire came in for criticism for Atalanta’s second goal after playing Davide Zapata onside and then reacted slow to get back and block the forward’s shot.

The night was made even worse for United when Varane limped off with a hamstring injury putting him in serious doubt for their clash with Manchester City on Saturday.

And Scholes believes they could be in for a difficult afternoon without Varane playing and captain Maguire delivering below par performances.

‘They played alright on Saturday but tonight it was a little bit messy,’ Scholes said on BT Sport.

‘As soon as Varane went off, they seemed to go all over the place, really shaky.

Raphael Varane

Raphael Varane could miss the Manchester derby on Saturday (Picture: Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

‘The quality in the middle of the pitch wasn’t great, giving the ball away.

‘Maguire, I don’t know if he’s still injured or got a hangover from the Euros, just doesn’t look right and he’s not with it at the moment.

‘I don’t want to say it again, but with a performance like that second half especially no Varane on Saturday it has to be a slight worry.

‘If you’re Pep [Guardiola] you would think you have a good chance to win. City think that anyway, at any point it will be a difficult game.

‘But with no Varane it is going to be more difficult – saying that, they have the quality to score goals.

‘Even in the Liverpool game they produced three clear chances. United need to defend properly and concentration is key.’


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