Scholes: stop laps of honour after draws

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has urged the club’s struggling players to stop performing laps of honour after matches, calling the practice ’embarrassing’. The squad walked around the pitch applauding fans following Sunday’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa at Old Trafford, a gesture that drew sharp criticism from the former midfielder.

‘I tell you one thing they need to do, stop doing these laps of honour after every game,’ Scholes said. ‘What the f**k. It’s so bad. Jesus, it’s embarrassing. Every game’s like the last game of the season. Just get off!’

Fellow former United midfielder Nicky Butt echoed the frustration, adding: ‘That’s pissing me off as well. A lap of honour after a draw…’’

Gary Neville also criticised the post-match scenes, suggesting the players are ‘almost causing themselves emotional damage’. ‘This pattern of them walking around the pitch after defeats by Bournemouth and a 4-4 at home against Aston Villa, it’s almost painful to watch,’ Neville said.

United twice trailed by two goals against Villa but produced a comeback to avoid a fifth defeat in ten Premier League games, leaving them 18th in the table.