{"id":28927,"date":"2025-04-18T00:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T00:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/28927\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T00:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T00:58:17","slug":"paul-scholes-reveals-what-he-said-to-nemanja-matic-about-andre-onana-amid-worst-goalkeeper-in-man-united-history-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/28927\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Scholes reveals what he said to Nemanja Matic about Andre Onana amid &#8216;worst goalkeeper in Man United history&#8217; spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Nemanja Matic clashed with Manchester United keeper Andre Onana last week<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Matic had called Onana &#8216;one of the worst goalkeepers in Man United history&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a>, available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-218\/will-pickworth.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WILL PICKWORTH<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  15:28 EDT, 17 April 2025   |  Updated:  18:52 EDT, 17 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Paul Scholes has opened up on his pre-match interaction with Nemanja Matic after the former Man United midfielder clashed with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/andre-onana\/index.html\" id=\"mol-77099480-1bc1-11f0-b214-ddc645d6c22c\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Onana<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">United were taking on Lyon in the second leg of their <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/europa-league\/index.html\" id=\"mol-770ec4a0-1bc1-11f0-b214-ddc645d6c22c\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> quarter-final tie at Old Trafford on Thursday night, with the scores level at 2-2 after a dramatic first leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the build-up to that clash in France, Onana had been\u00a0<a target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14596793\/Paul-Scholes-Andre-Onana-Nemanja-Matic.html\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" rel=\"noopener\">involved in a war of words with former United &#8211; and now Lyon &#8211; midfielder Matic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Matic had taken exception to Onana claiming\u00a0Lyon are a &#8216;very good team&#8217; but that &#8216;I think we are better than them&#8217;, branding the shot-stopper &#8216;one of the worst goalkeepers in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-fbd3f1c0-163e-11f0-addf-e7288ca15c0f\" rel=\"noopener\">Man United<\/a>\u00a0history&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Onana&#8217;s words came back to haunt him as he made mistakes for both Lyon goals and he was jeered by the French side&#8217;s supporters throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And, ahead of the second leg of the tie, Scholes &#8211; who faced Matic during his own career &#8211; was seen interacting with the Serb on the pitch at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ae1ec6957671b458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97403475-14623451-image-a-1_1744918065295.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Paul Scholes has opened up on his interaction with former Man United star Nemanja Matic\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Paul Scholes has opened up on his interaction with former Man United star Nemanja Matic<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e1e410de6cfaf27b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97403587-14623451-image-a-13_1744918340688.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Matic called Andre Onana the 'worst goalkeeper in Man United's history' amid a spat last week\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Matic called Andre Onana the &#8216;worst goalkeeper in Man United&#8217;s history&#8217; amid a spat last week<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c8113aa125573e3f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97162119-14623451-Onana_was_involved_in_a_war_of_words_with_former_United_man_Nema-a-14_174491839758.jpeg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Onana had aimed a dig at Lyon, but subsequently made two disastrous errors in the 2-2 draw\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Onana had aimed a dig at Lyon, but subsequently made two disastrous errors in the 2-2 draw\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking on TNT Sports&#8217; coverage of the clash, when explaining the encounter Scholes said: &#8216;I\u00a0just told him to leave our goalkeeper alone&#8230; but no that was it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He was some player Matic, he looks well. Obviously I played against him quite a few times, me and Rio when he was at Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He was just saying he&#8217;s nearly 37, he&#8217;s got another year left. He looks fit, he looks strong, but hopefully he doesn&#8217;t have a good night tonight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the run-up to the first leg, Onana&#8217;s war of words with Matic had continued when he posted on social media: &#8216;I would never be disrespectful to another club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We know that tomorrow will be a difficult game against a strong opponent. We focus on preparing a performance to make our fans proud.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;At least I&#8217;ve lifted trophies with the greatest club in the world. Some can&#8217;t say the same.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scholes&#8217; interaction with Matic on Thursday came after he had also weighed in on the war of words last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The United legend was critical of Onana and claimed the Cameroonian stopper would be regretting his pre-match actions.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7788500547baf4da\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97403593-14623451-image-a-15_1744918699684.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Scholes said that he had told Matic to leave Onana alone and joked he hoped he had a bad night\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Scholes said that he had told Matic to leave Onana alone and joked he hoped he had a bad night<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-77a42d0193e7460d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97162117-14623451-Onana_had_also_been_at_fault_for_Lyon_s_first_goal_when_he_faile-a-17_174491876168.jpeg\" height=\"400\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Onana was at fault for Lyon's first goal in the first leg when he failed to deal with a free kick\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Onana was at fault for Lyon&#8217;s first goal in the first leg when he failed to deal with a free kick<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9df9915c4c7d0c9f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97162113-14623451-Rayan_Cherki_tapped_home_after_Andre_Onana_made_an_error_in_the_-a-18_174491877072.jpeg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Rayan Cherki then tapped home after the keeper made another error in the 95th minute\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Rayan Cherki then tapped home after the keeper made another error in the 95th minute\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teamsheet\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TS_636_Desktop_Promo_Slim.png\" width=\"636px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He is probably wishing he kept his mouth shut, it (the first goal) is a really bad mistake,&#8217; he said. &#8216;Decent ball in, he gets across the front post, Yoro plays him on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I&#8217;m not sure what the keeper is trying to do, the ball bounces right in front of him, it&#8217;s an awful mistake.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On the second error, he called for Onana to have softer hands, while suggesting United may need to go into the market for a new goalkeeper in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Scholes added: &#8216;A goalkeeper is something to think of, but, budget wise, where are the priorities? Can they get away with it? A goalkeeper is a very important part of a team but he has not been quite good enough, maybe he needs some competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It will come down to money. He might think he needs forwards and midfielders and try and survive with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He is capable&#8230; at Inter he was good, he was good with his feet and that hasn&#8217;t quite happened. It hasn&#8217;t been great. 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