In the seventh round of the English Premier League match on the evening of October 6, Beijing time, Manchester United drew 0-0 with Villa away from home, and this result once again triggered the discussion of the fans and the media on the strength of Manchester United's strikers. In an interview with SuperSport Studio after the match, Scholes, a famous Manchester United player, bluntly expressed his concern about the level of Manchester United's strikers.
Scholes pointed out that Manchester United's current forward lineup is not strong, and compared with those teams that have achieved brilliant success, Manchester United has a clear shortcoming in goal-scoring ability. He mentioned that United scored only 5 goals in the first 7 EPL matches, which is obviously unsatisfactory in terms of goal-scoring efficiency. Scholes emphasized that if United had three or four players capable of scoring 20 goals in a single season, the team's goal tally would reach a staggering 80 goals over the course of a full season, but unfortunately, he does not see such potential in United's strikers at the moment.
Scholes made special mention of United's two strikers, Hoylum and Zylkiser. He argued that although Hoylum was playing well, he lacked the ability to score goals at a consistently high level and could not be a guaranteed goal scorer for United. As for Zielkiser, Scholes questioned his positional sense and goal-scoring ability, believing that he is neither a traditional No. 9 striker nor a No. 10 player capable of linking up the attack, and is equally incapable of carrying the burden of scoring a large number of goals for United.
Scholes also criticized United's investment in bringing in strikers. He said that although these strikers cost the team a lot of money, their performance did not reach the expected level and stayed more at the level of hope rather than proving themselves with strength. Scholes' comments have undoubtedly sounded the alarm for United's management and coaching staff, reminding them that they need to make smarter reinforcement choices in the striker position to improve the team's goal-scoring ability and overall competitiveness.
