Paul Scholes exposes Man Utd flop who 'couldn't kick a football'

Updated: 05 Sept, 2024 • 0 • min read

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Paul Scholes exposes Man Utd flop who 'couldn't kick a football'

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Paul Scholes has labelled one of his former Manchester United teammates as the club's worst signing of all time.

The Red Devils legend saw plenty of world-class players come through the doors at Old Trafford during his 20-year career at the club, but it was not without a few underwhelming new arrivals.

During The Overlap's Fan Debate with ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher and journalist David Ornstein, Scholes shared who he believes are the worst signings in United's history.

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And the former England international settled on goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, who joined United from Aston Villa in 1999.

I go back to the goalkeepers, when we had to replace Peter Schmeichel which is always going to be difficult.

Fabian Barthez was great, but I'm thinking more like [Massimo] Taibi, Mark Bosnich... I thought he was a good keeper at Villa, Mark. He came to us and was so unprofessional. Honestly, it was ridiculous.

In shooting practice, you normally have like 15-20 minutes, after three shots he was knackered. And I never realised, he couldn't kick a football! Honestly, I'd never seen anything like it.

We played Everton away first game of the season and none of us picked up on it - he couldn't reach the halfway line. And there was no wind, it was a perfect day.

And then you look at his feet... size 14s. Honestly, he was just kicking the floor. Disappointment.