Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has torn into the Red Devils players for their “embarrassing” antics at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Michael Carrick’s side came back from 2-0 and 4-2 down to salvage a point as they head into the international break in the relegation zone.

The hierarchy are currently dallying in their decision on Carrick’s future at the club after the club’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season, which has seen them concede more goals (30) than any other side in Europe’s to five leagues.

But rather than taking aim at their performances, Scholes hit out at their “embarrassing” laps of honour around Old Trafford.

“I tell you one thing they need to do, stop doing these laps of honour after every game,” Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast.

“What the f**k. It’s so bad. Jesus, it’s embarrassing. Every game’s like the last game of the season. Just get off!”

Fellow former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt added: “That’s pissing me off as well. A lap of honour after a draw…”

Gary Neville believes the players are “almost causing themselves emotional damage” by taking in the forthright views of the fans after games.

“You have got to admire their persistence, they kept going,” Neville told NBC Sports. “The defensive errors were shocking and we’ll discuss that shortly.

“But this lap around the pitch… I played for Manchester United 602 times and I always appreciated the fans at the end of the game.

“But this pattern of them walking around the pitch after defeats by Bournemouth and a 4-4 at home against Aston Villa, it’s almost painful to watch. They’re almost causing themselves emotional damage.

“This just can’t go on, can it? It’s absolutely desperate. Michael will be proud of them and the fans are singing his name because they love him but this is a really sorry situation.”

Neville also hit out at the decision not to invest in the defence over the summer, insisting that the back four of Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu that finished the game against Villa “will get you relegated”.

Neville said on NBC Sports: “The reason Manchester United have conceded four goals is because they haven’t invested in the defence in the transfer window.

“Every one knew they had to do that, they needed defenders. The current ones are making mistake after mistake after mistake.

“The defenders that finished that game will get you relegated. Watch the defensive errors… we all screamed in the transfer window that they have to bring some defenders in.

“They had to bring the transfer budget forward and bring defenders in.”