Man Utd Star Tells Paul Scholes to 'Come to His House and Say It to His Face'

One Manchester United star has called out Paul Scholes following the Red Devils' win over Manchester City.

On Saturday afternoon, the first Manchester Derby of the 25/26 season took place at Old Trafford, with United hosting City.

Following the sacking of Ruben Amorim and a defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup, it was expected that the Red Devils would struggle against Pep Guardiola's men.

However, it was the complete opposite, with City failing to get into the match as United, led by Michael Carrick, turned up for the big match.

Thanks to goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu, United came away 2-0 winners, closing the gap to the Premier League's top four.

Meanwhile, City fell further behind in their bid to chase down league leaders Arsenal.

It was a brilliant performance from the men in red, with defender Lisandro Martinez impressing after keeping Erling Haaland quiet.

The Argentine has recently been mocked by Scholes and fellow United legend Nicky Butt.

Speaking ahead of the match, Butt said: "Haaland would pick Martinez up and run with him. It’ll be like, you know, when you see a dad after school running down the road with a little toddler. That’s what it’d be like."

Scholes then added: "He’d score, then throw him in the net!"

Pathetic from Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.

THIS is not constructive criticism. It’s not even criticism. It’s pointlessly jabbing at one of United’s most important players ahead of a huge game on Saturday.

(In 6 matches vs Martinez, Haaland has failed to score in 5 of them)… pic.twitter.com/ROLyc3qYv5

— Alex Turk (@TurkTalksFC) January 15, 2026

Lisandro Martinez reacts to Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt comments

Following Saturday's victory, Martinez was asked about the comments made by the United legends.

When asked specifically about Scholes, Martinez said, as per the Daily Mail: "Honestly, he can say whatever he wants. I told him already, if he wants to say something to me, he can come to me wherever he wants. To my house, wherever. I don't care.

"I think, for me, I respect the relations when they want to help the club because everyone can talk on the television. But when you see (them) here face-to-face, no one says anything in your face."

He added: "So I don't really care what they say. I just put the focus on my performance, the performance of the team and I give everything to this club until my last day.

"People always say whatever they want, it’s something that I can’t control. What I can only do is to show on the pitch and I think today I showed it. Imagine we have to think what people say. We have to be focused for the rest of this club. We want to change this situation and we are the only ones who can change it."

In response to Martinez's latest comments, Scholes took to Instagram and wrote: "Someone's had a good game, was really happy for you... Tea, no sugar pls."