Rousing the Kop

Paul Scholes names the current Liverpool player he would have at Manchester United ahead of Mo Salah

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One man who has been at the heart and soul of that is Mohamed Salah, who departed Liverpool in the summer after his legendary, goal-crazy and trophy-laden nine-year spell at Anfield.Despite Salah’s brilliance again and again, Paul Scholes stated that the iconic forward isn’t the Reds player he would want at Manchester United; instead, he mentioned a certain Virgil van Dijk.Salah’s games vs Man UnitedGoalsAssistsWins181667Scholes was in discussion with Darts sensation and Manchester United fan Luke Littler about which Liverpool player, past or present, they would take to Old Trafford, with the latter mentioning Salah. Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Paul Scholes and Luke Littler give their flowers to Virgil van Dijk and Mo SalahGiven the troubles at Manchester United post Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, you could probably pick a whole team that would make them better; that’s how woeful it has been.



None.”Paul Scholes: “Van Dijk.”Littler: “Van Dijk? “If we needed a player now, it would be van Dijk, wouldn’t it?

We haven’t been treated with right wingers, have we?” Scholes: “Yeah, I forgot about him; he’s not bad, is he? I’d have two, Mo Salah and van Dijk.”Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox