team-mate Paul Scholes has laid the blame with
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal.
Paul Scholes has leapt to the defence of Wayne Rooney and
claims even Manchester United greats Ruud van Nistelrooy,
Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham would struggle to score in the
current side due to Louis van Gaal's negative approach.
Rooney has netted just twice in nine Premier League
appearances this term and missed a penalty in United's 3-1
shootout defeat to Middlesbrough in the League Cup on
Wednesday after the fourth-round tie finished 0-0 at Old
Trafford.
United legend Scholes - who won the Premier League 11 times
with United - believes that England's record goalscorer is
struggling to flourish under Van Gaal.
"It's a team you wouldn't want to play against and it's probably
a team you wouldn't want to play in either," he told BBC Radio
Manchester.
"There's a lack of risk and creativity. It seems he [Van Gaal]
doesn't want players to beat men, there's a lack of risk and
creativity. It seems he doesn't want players to beat men and
score goals - it's not a team I would have enjoyed playing in.
"Ruud van Nistelrooy, Teddy Sheringham, Andy Cole, they
couldn't play in this team.
"You don't get crosses in the box, midfielders looking for runs. I
think it's a very difficult team to be a centre forward in.
"I actually think the team is brilliantly coached to defend. I think
the hardest thing to do is to coach scoring goals, creativity and
to have players who are off the cuff."
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