straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes noticed the unsung but vital roles played by midfielders Fred and Scott McTominay in Manchester United's victory over City.United were 2-0 winners on Manchester derby day at the Etihad Stadium, as Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw scored early in each half.
It was a superb victory for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side against the odds, as United halted City's 21-game winning run in dramatic fashion — extending their own unbeaten away streak to 22 games in the process.
And ex-United star Scholes believes Solskjaer's two defensive midfielders played big parts in the win, in stopping the creative play of City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan. "A big thing was getting the midfield right against.
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