Ex Manchester United midfielder turned TV pundit, Paul Scholes has called David de Gea 'out of order' if he has lost his focus, which is tge reason for his continued omission by LVG.
Scholes was running the rule over United's 4-0 victory over Club Bruges in Belgium for BT Sport, when the topic of De Gea came up.
The United legend is unimpressed that with De Gea s continued absence from United s lineup.
While speaking alongside old teammate Rio Ferdinand the Englishman said:
'How can you lose focus?'
'That's the thing for me. He is getting paid by this club, it is a brilliant club.
'They paid a lot of money on a young keeper to give him this chance. If the manager is right and says he has lost focus then yeah, I think he is out of order.
'He should be in that team playing. If it wasn't for him last year, they probably wouldn't be in this position tonight so they have to thank him for that.'
Ferdinand warned of the precedent it would set if De Gea gets his way and joins Rafa Benitez's side.
'I think it sets the tone,' Ferdinand said.
'I think it tells players you can get out of this club easy. No you can't. If we want you stay and you are one of our better players then you will stay here and play under our conditions. That sets the tone.
'It is disappointing to see it get to this stage. It has become a bit tit-for-tat, there is a lot going on behind the scenes we can't explain because we don't know, but you've got to play him.
The former defender however spoke of the goalkeeper's character:
'Knowing David like we do, he has been a solid professional for the whole time he has been at Manchester United.
'He has never stepped out of line and I'd be surprised if he has done that. But the manger says so, so we have to abide by that.'
Real Madrid still have until August 31 to sign the Spaniard.
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