Paul Scholes claims new Man Utd signing is ‘not an upgrade’ on £80m defender

Man Utd legend Paul Scholes claims that new signing Matthijs de Ligt isn t an upgrade on Harry Maguire, according to reports.

Maguire, who arrived at from Leicester City for an £80m fee in 2019 has come under immense pressure over the last couple of seasons at Old Trafford with the centre-back receiving more criticism than any other Red Devils player.

But his steady performances over the past year have gone under the radar with Maguire getting his head down and attempting to get back to his best form.

There were plenty of rumours in the summer that Man Utd were trying to offload Maguire as they brought in De Ligt from Bayern Munich and Leny Yoro from Lille but the England international remained at Old Trafford.

And Ten Hag admitted at the beginning of …