Scholes worried about United decline

FORMER Manchester United midfield hero Paul Scholes fears the Reds will descend into long–term decline unless rapid action is taken to strengthen the team.

Scholes claims he was asked last season, when working on the Old Trafford coaching staff, whether United should move for Cesc Fabregas or Toni Kroos over the summer.

In the end, Fabregas left Barcelona for Chelsea and Kroos departed Bayern Munich for Real Madrid.

It is not known whether United made a formal offer for either.

"Either way," said Scholes, "the situation now, with 11 days of the transfer window left, has become ever more desperate for my former club. They have to sign some quality players.

"I am scared for United. Genuinely scared that they could go into the wilderness in the same way that Liverpool did in the 1990s."