Arsene Wenger Hits Back at Paul Scholes Following Comments Made by Former Manchester United Player

Arsene Wenger has hit back at former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes, after comments the former Red Devils legend made on television.

Scholes was a pundit on Sky Sports for United's demoralising defeat to rivals Manchester City on Tuesday and said afterwards that Arsenal are 'a million miles away from winning the title' and questioned the leadership quality of the team and their 'tippy-tappy football', according to the Daily Mail.

Wenger was not happy with Scholes' comments and replied to the former England international during his press conference ahead of the clash with Manchester City.

Wenger said: 'If six points is a million miles away, then I don't know what the translation from a mile into a point is.

'Everybody has opinions, people who have managed zero games have opinions and we have to accept that.

'What you live is what you do on the pitch, and all the rest is only opinions. We are in a society where there are thousands of opinions every day, and some go for you and some go against you. You have to live with that.

Scholes had criticised the Arsenal squad and questioned their character and leadership skills.

He said: 'They (Arsenal) capitulated at Chelsea and it seems to be a similar theme that happens when they play the top teams. For one reason or another players go missing.

'The players like Arteta, Cazorla, Rosicky and Ozil, it seems like they go on the pitch with no discipline.

'There are no leaders like Patrick Vieira, Tony Adams or Martin Keown. When these players go 2-0 down they just carry on what they are doing they have a walk up front, lose the ball, play a nice little one-two and not even bother running back.'