{"id":467236,"date":"2026-03-10T05:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/467236\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T05:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T05:51:12","slug":"paul-scholes-responds-to-man-utd-fury-over-michael-carrick-post-i-went-straight-to-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/467236\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Scholes responds to Man Utd fury over Michael Carrick post – ‘I went straight to him’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has addressed comments he made following the team’s loss against Newcastle last week which many saw as a shot at Michael Carrick<\/p>\n

20:55, 09 Mar 2026Updated 21:04, 09 Mar 2026<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/p>\n

Paul Scholes has said he didn’t mean to offend Michael Carrick with comments he made last week(Image: YouTube\/The Good, the Bad and the Football Podcast)<\/p>\n

Paul Scholes insists comments he made on an Instagram story post last week were not intended as a dig at Michael Carrick<\/a>, who he claims was not offended after speaking with the Manchester United<\/a> head coach.<\/p>\n

The former midfielder, 51, caused a stir on social media<\/a> after Carrick’s side were beaten by Newcastle<\/a> last Wednesday. In an Instagram<\/a> story, a written message from Scholes read: “Michael has definitely got something about him…cos United have been crap last 4 games…night’.”<\/p>\n

Plenty of people saw Scholes’ comments as a shot at Carrick, who has overseen a significant improvement in results since succeeding Ruben Amorim<\/a>, with the Newcastle defeat just his first in the role. Among them was Patrice Evra, with the former United left-back saying he hoped that Scholes had been ‘hacked’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But Scholes, speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football<\/a> podcast, cleared things up on Monday amid the backlash following his comments.<\/p>\n

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He said: “It was in no way intended to be offensive towards Michael. Michael’s one of the nicest people in football, he would be the last person I want to offend.<\/p>\n

“I messaged Michael anyway. I went straight to him and said ‘Look I had no intention of upsetting you’. I don’t think I needed to say that anyway, and he told me himself he wasn\u2019t upset by it.”<\/p>\n

“I think people have just taken it differently from what was meant,” Scholes added.<\/p>\n

“The only thing I was saying was that I don’t think they played that well the last four games and he’s still managing to get results.<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

Carrick has done a fine job since succeeding Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford in January(Image: Visionhaus, Visionhaus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“We had the greatest manager in the world<\/a> and he always said sometimes you need a bit of luck. So with sending-offs and different things that happen through games, sometimes you do need a bit of luck, that’s all I was saying.”<\/p>\n

Defeat to the 10-man Magpies is the only blot on Carrick’s record since stepping into the United role in mid-January. And he seemed just as annoyed as Scholes after United were beaten 2-1 at St James’ Park.<\/p>\n

“We’re not happy with the way we played the game. The way it panned out, it was in our hands largely, but credit to Newcastle,” he said post-match.<\/p>\n

“We navigated to be in a position where we felt we should kick on. We didn’t, really, so bitterly disappointed. I don’t think it was the 10 men, we just didn’t play good enough and we can’t make excuses.”<\/p>\n

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