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Published 10:18 27 Aug 2015 BST
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"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.'
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