Scholes rated United's performance.

Paul Scholes, a former midfielder for Manchester United, believes that the team should have done "something different" to stop Erling Haaland during their 6-3 loss to Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. Scholes believes that Manchester United should have attempted to stop Haaland by any means possible.

Haaland's remarkable start to life in England continued, and he scored a hat-trick to bring his total for the season so far in all competitions to 17. He intimidated United's back line and scored the game's opening goal by towering over everyone else in the penalty area to head home a corner kick. His play earned him man of the match honors.

The other two goals scored by the Norwegian were accomplished by him being in the correct position at the appropriate time in order to anticipate balls played into the box, which he then connected with using his feet.

United should have made more of an effort to cut off Haaland's running lanes, according to Scholes, who is aware of the fact that it is very challenging to stop Haaland's runs.

When asked about Ronaldo on Premier League Productions, Scholes said, "He is virtually impossible to stop, but you have got to try and find a way." But as a defender for Manchester United, in those situations, you can't always match up against these big players; you have to do something different if you are a smaller player. You can't always match up against these big players.

"You have no choice but to make an effort to stop him, even if it's just a simple thing like trying to stop him from running. They simply did not have enough street smarts, and he was so easy to play against, which resulted in a performance that was ultimately embarrassing, particularly in the first half."