"Fernandes could be bit of a problem" - Paul Scholes highlights problem Bruno Fernandes is causing Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick 

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes is causing tactical problems for manager Ralf Rangnick.

Speaking to BT Sport after Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, Scholes explained what he thought was the problem with Fernandes in midfield. He said:

"We don't know what's gone on in the training field, you don't know the attitude of the players," the former United star pondered. We're hearing bits and bobs, what's right I don't know, what I would say today was that he seemed to change a lot during the game. At least four or five times he swapped it about."

He continued,

"He tried to start with a 4-3-3, Scott [McTominay] holding and Fernandes and [Paul] Pogba playing higher up. Then he brought Pogba back and shoved Fernandes higher up, I think Fernandes could be a bit of a problem. As much as he's a talented lad, when he first came to England he scored so many good goals, so many assists, but he's all over the football pitch."

Fernandes has scored seven goals and provided five assists across 23 Premier League games this season. The midfielder has found it hard to be consistent throughout the campaign and has not scored in his last four league games.

"Sometimes he's a right-back, sometimes left-back" - Scholes on Bruno Fernandes' postioning issues for Manchester United

Bruno Fernandes in action for Manchester United

Scholes also pointed out that Bruno Fernandes has not particularly helped keep Manchester United's defensive shape. The midfielder has a tendency to drift around the pitch during games, which has been to the Red Devils' detriment of late. He explained:

"A coach will tell you better there from a defensive point of view, how can you set up a shape when you've no idea where the start of it - [Cristiano] Ronaldo is the start then it's Fernandes - how can you set traps for teams when you don't know where some of your players are gonna be?"

"Pogba likes to wander about. You see Fernandes, sometimes he's a right-back, sometimes left-back, the end of the game he's playing behind [Diogo] Dalot for five minutes. They're either not taking instructions on or they don't want to."

The draw against Southampton has seemed to prove costly for Ralf Rangnick's side, who are currently 5th in the league, tied on points with West Ham in 4th. However, Arsenal are one point behind the Red Devils with two games in hand. The Gunners' north London rivals Tottenham are also currently four points behind United with three games in hand.