Paul Scholes has questioned Louis van Gaal's assessment of Manchester United's 'fantastic' display in the goalless draw at home to Newcastle on Saturday and admitted he is frightened by the firepower of neighbours Manchester City.
After being held by Steve McClaren's side in the Premier League at Old Trafford, Van Gaal said United 'can be satisfied about the performance' and that 'we played as a team fantastic.'
Former United midfielder Scholes disagreed strongly and believes with Van Gaal's expenditure at the club approaching £250million, the Dutchman needs to lead a title charge, something he cannot see happening this season.
Scholes queried why Van Gaal said United were 'fantastic' against Newcastle when they did not win the game
United were kept at bay by a stubborn Newcastle defence as they dropped points at Old Trafford on Saturday
'He said "fantastic" a few times. I didn't really think there was anything fantastic about it at all,' Scholes said on BT Sport. 'You are at home to Newcastle, you are expected to win the game. The visiting keeper has one save to make. Fantastic? No, not for me.'
Scholes believes that a manager with Van Gaal's record across Europe should be enticing better performances from his side.
United have won their first two games 1-0 in underwhelming displays at home to Tottenham and away to Aston Villa.
Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul (left) keeps out Memphis Depay in the game against United at Old Trafford
Scholes says City's goal threat, which includes Raheem Sterling and Sergia Aguero, 'frigthens me'
Speaking to BT Sport, Van Gaal said: 'I think we can be satisfied about the performance but not about the result because we didn't reward ourselves. We created a lot of chances, we were unlucky.
'We played as a team fantastic and we have fought until the end. That's fantastic to see and you have heard the fans. I like these kind of games, just the result is bad.'
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