
Football
Share
Published 10:18 27 Aug 2015 BST
Explore more on these topics:
"How can you lose focus?" Scholes said on BT Sports last night, following United's 4-0 win over Club Brugge.
"That's the thing for me. He is getting paid by this club, it is a brilliant club. They paid a lot of money on a young keeper to give him this chance. If the manager is right and says he has lost focus then yeah, I think he is out of order.
"He should be in that team playing. If it wasn't for him last year, they probably wouldn't be in this position (qualifying for the Champions League) tonight so they have to thank him for that."
Former United teammate Rio Ferdinand was alongside Scholes last night, and said he'd be surprised if De Gea has been behaving in an unprofessional manner, but backed the Van Gaal's judgement.
"Knowing David like we do, he has been a solid professional for the whole time he has been at Manchester United. He has never stepped out of line and I'd be surprised if he has done that."
"But the manger says so, so we have to abide by that.'
H/T The Daily Mail.21-year-old French footballer dies after drowning amid heatwave
RIP. French footballer, Kenzo Kies, has sadly passed away due to a drowning tragedy in the river Rhone. The 21-year-old was with his three friends during the French heatwave where temperatures rose to 40°C in parts of the country this week. Although it is forbidden to swim in the river, Kies and his friends did […]
Football
2 days ago
Quiz: Can you name these iconic World Cup stadiums
This Quiz is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst This quiz is for the real World Cup nerds. We all know the famous players who have graced the best tournament on earth, but can you name the grounds where showed the world their talent? At JOE we pride ourselves on […]
Football
5 days ago
Football
Shamrock Rovers boss hits out at Heimir Hallgrimsson over selection of wonderkid
Football