Paul Scholes appeared to criticise Ruben Amorim's strategies after Manchester United avoided embarrassing themselves against Leicester in Friday night's FA Cup match.
Man United narrowly defeated Leicester 2-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday night.
The Red Devils overcame a deficit to advance to the fifth round despite yet another lacklustre performance at Old Trafford.
Inside stoppage time, Harry Maguire headed home the winning goal after Joshua Zirkzee equalised.
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After the game, Scholes voiced his disapproval of Amorim's general tactical setup in the win against Leicester.
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Taking to Instagram, as reported by Daily Mail, the Manchester United legend wrote, “Inverted wingbacks... You saw it at OT first.”
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Patrick Dorgu, who signed from Lecce for £29.4 million during the January transfer window, was given his debut but was used in a different position on the field.
Later, Amorim justified his unexpected choice to move Dorgu to the right by stating. “He played a lot of times in Lecce on the right. That is one of the characteristics that we pay attention to a lot, to have a player like him.
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“He was a little bit anxious in the first touch with the ball. It's a different league for him, different speed of the game, but he did well.
“He has space, he has strength, he's going to improve a lot. And we, as a team, we need to play better to help these new guys to perform at the right level. But the position, and you can see in Wyscout that he's played in both sides.”