n Louis van Gaals first game in charge and warned that Champions League football is a tall order for this current squad Paul Scholes has insisted Manchester United need to make big improvements if they are to qualify for the Champions League. Uniteds shock seventh-placed finish last term means they are playing no part in this season elite European club competition for the first time since the 1995-96 campaign. And the Old Trafford outfit made a poor start to the new Premier League season on Saturda as goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Gylfi Sigurdsson gave Swansea City a surprise 2-1 away win. New United manager Louis van Gaal gave 20- year-old defender Tyler Blackett a Premier League debut in his favoured 3-4-1-2 formation, but he was forced to switch systems at the break and play Ashley Young as a left-back. Uniteds defensive frailties were evident durin the match, but former midfielder Scholes felt the entire side struggled, particularly in midfield. It wasnt good enough, Scholes told BT Sport. When you miss the likes of [departed defensive trio Nemanja] Vidic, [Rio] Ferdinand and [Patrice] Evra…you saw defensively, they were inexperienced and just got caught too many times. In the midfield area, the quality just wasnt there. When youve got strikers like [Wayne] Rooney and [Javier] Hernandez… theres nothing to feed off. When they got the goal, you expect United to go on and score one, two, three…but you neve got that impression. Scholes, who made over 700 appearances for United, is disappointed by the clubs inability to attract stars to the club in the transfer window, despite the likes of Ander Herrera an Luke Shaw joining in the close-season. And he feels that Toni Kroos and Cesc Fabregas, who have moved to Real Madrid and Chelsea respectively, would have been excellent additions to Uniteds squad. Theres no doubt theres a massive improvement needed from these players if [Va Gaal] doesnt spend, he added. The two quality players who havent come here and gone to other clubs, Toni Kroos and Cesc Fabregas, would have made a huge difference here. Copyright © 2014 Goal All rights reserved. The information contained in Goal may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal HOME EPL GPL COMPETITIONS LI By James Willoughby RELATED England - Premier League , Swansea City, United , Paul Scholes GOAL GHANA EDITIONS Scholes: Big improvements are
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